Our brains ignore most of the information they receive. This makes total sense from a practical standpoint; it'll be impossible to concentrate on an email we must send if we think of the temperature, the light, the clothes touching our body, or counting every time we blink.Although our mind's auto-mode was designed to make our lives easier, an imbalance in this default setting can be detrimental to our mental health, causing anxiety or depression. Our guest, Dr. Paul Jenkins, developed a model designed to see, understand, and modify our automatic responses to reality, liberating ourselves from anxiety and depression and creating genuine positivity in our lives.Dr. Paul Jenkins is a Positivity Psychologist, Author, Speaker, and Positive Parenting Crusader. Dr. Paul is also the host of the successful podcast Live on Purpose Radio and the Live on Purpose TV YouTube channel, with over 360,000 subscribers.In this episode, Dr. Paul teaches us how paying attention to some of the obvious things our mind does by default can help us change our reality and reach a positive state of mind. We better understand the root cause of anxiety and depression and learn how to create hope and gratitude -- their antidotes. We also discuss the benefits of practicing metacognition, mental hacks for anxiety and depression, and more.Tune in to Episode 334 and learn how taking a moment to think about your thoughts can help you make your own life easier.Some Questions I Ask: What exactly is positivity from a psychological perspective? (6:38) Isn't it interesting that when our minds go forward to the future unless we're conscious and intentional about it, the default almost seems to be to the negative? Why does this happen? (26:23)In This Episode, You Will Learn:What metacognition is and how we can use it to enhance our lives (3:31)The two automatic processes our mind does in every situation (9:29)The importance of comparison on how we feel about what we know, see and feel (15:08)Dr. Paul explains what makes us feel depression (18:21)Dr. Paul talks about the root causes of anxiety (25:58)Why hope and gratitude are the antidotes for anxiety and depression (29:04)Dr. Paul's final tip: thinking matters (38:35)Resources: Dr. Paul Jenkins's websiteLive On Purpose Radio podcastLive On Purpose TV YouTube channelGet Your Positivity Model Graphic FREE!Connect with Dr. Paul Jenkins: LinkedInInstagramBecoming Your Best Resources:Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best University Website Becoming Your Best Library Email: support@becomingyourbest.com   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.