Master your mindset.
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| Title: | Master your mindset. |
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| Authors: | Cossins, Daniel (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | New Scientist. 5/23/2026, Vol. 270 Issue 3596, p26-30. 5p. 6 Color Photographs. |
| Subjects: | Attitude (Psychology), Psychological resilience, Stress management, Psychological research, Well-being, Positive psychology, Aging |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on how shifting mindsets—defined as sets of beliefs and expectations about oneself and the environment—can influence coping with life challenges such as stress, divorce, and ageing. It highlights research by psychologists including Alia Crum, who advocates changing stress mindsets from viewing stress as debilitating to enhancing, and Becca Levy, whose work shows that positive beliefs about ageing correlate with better health and longevity. Practical interventions, such as Crum’s metacognitive approach and three-step process to acknowledge, welcome, and utilize stress, have demonstrated benefits in emotional resilience and physiological health. The article emphasizes that mindset shifts are achievable through awareness and deliberate practice, which can alter emotional responses and improve well-being without denying the real difficulties life presents. [Extracted from the article] |
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