To change your own brain, practice is essential.

This video explains how practicing something results in the same neural pathways in the brain being used. As these pathways experience more and more electrical activity, they grow larger and increase in their capacity to carry a charge.

We all know that practicing a behavior makes it easier to do that behavior.

It works the same way for emotions and cognitions.

The more we experience specific emotional states, the easier it becomes to enter those states. “Practice” being angry, and you get “better” at being angry. You’ll be able to get angry more easily.

“Practice” various negative thoughts, and those thoughts will more easily pop into your head.

So make sure you practice positive feelings and positive thoughts.