Hey everyone, I've drawn up a draft of the course, below are the topic headlines. Anything seem to be missing? - What is an automatic negative thought? - What are intrusive negative thoughts? - Quick fix practical tricks - What causes negative thoughts? - Achieving stasis - the brain is an energy conserver - Familiar zone - The mind - where thoughts happen - What are thoughts? - Presence - the only moment that exists - Self doubt - Delay tactics - Self criticism and belittling - Overthinking and double thinking - Regret and past rumination - Upper limit problem - Believing in thoughts is main issue - Emotions make thoughts believable - how to process feelings without obeying - Viewing thoughts and associated feelings as manipulation - Gut instincts - when can they be trusted? - You can’t control your thoughts - Suppressing thoughts creates OCD - You will always have negative thoughts - Myth of positive thinking - Myth of conscious (thought based) decision making - Expectations manage happiness - Optimism vs positive thinking - Negative thinking vs suffering - What is worrying? - What is anxiety? - How we’re wired to scan for threats - Anxiety disorders are fed by compliant behaviours - Anxiety v nervousness - Mind the gap, increase the gap - Defusion techniques - The role of action: don’t make the thought come true - Manage the emotion, then the thoughts, then behaviour - Meditorio malorum - How to challenge negative thoughts - Can you point to it? - Valued living: preventing/reducing negative thoughts - Lawyer debate - Arguing the content of thoughts - Reframing negative thoughts - Journaling techniques

Hello everyone, I'd like to introduce myself to you, by answering these three questions. I am very anxious about this endeavor and also very cynical towards myself if I will actually finish this. But I feel that I already took some steps on this road and don't intend to go back at least. 1. Where in the world are you from? I live in the Netherlands, Europe. A tiny country which still had a relatively big impact on the world. Not always in the best way. 2. What is your number one self development goal this year? There is a lot to unpack here, for me. It is difficult to stay focused, even when only watching a 9 minute video by Daniel. My mind wanders all over the place. Coping mechanism? I get tired fast when doing so. I know it is because I am touching subjects that I've avoided for a large part of my life. Procrastinating champion at your service. I think my main goal, which I've already started, is to be brutally honest to others, but also (and primarily) to myself. 3. What challenge or issue do you want to overcome next? One challenge I can try to overcome is to not let fear dictate my actions or lack thereof. I tend to keep talking and writing and end up with complete books, so I will stop myself here. I hope to have meaningful conversations with you all.