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33 Short sentences that will help reframe your brain for happiness and success:

Usual Frame: I fail at 90 percent of the things I try. 
Reframe: I only need to succeed 10 percent of the time.

Usual Frame: Manage your time. 
Reframe: Manage your energy.

Usual Frame: I need to come up with a good idea.
Reframe: I need to release all my bad ideas as quickly as possible.

Usual Frame: Success requires setting goals. 
Reframe: Systems are better than goals.

Usual Frame: The effort is so big and daunting I can’t even start. Reframe: What’s the smallest thing I can do that moves me in the right direction?

Usual Frame: I can’t think of anything good to write. 
Reframe 3: I can write something bad and fix it.
 
Usual Frame: Find yourself. 
Reframe: Author yourself. 

Usual Frame: I have nothing to do. I am just standing here. 
Reframe: Perfect time to practice proper breathing and posture.
 
Usual Frame: Alcohol is a beverage. 
Reframe: Alcohol is poison.
 
Usual Frame: Your job is what your boss tells you it is. Reframe: Your job is to get a better job.

Usual Frame: Another problem! Why me??? 
Reframe: Ooh, a new puzzle to solve.
 
Usual Frame: It takes money to make money. 
Reframe: I can turn energy into money.
 
Usual Frame: Don’t give something for nothing. 
Reframe: Giving triggers reciprocity (on average).
 
Usual Frame: Luck is random and can’t be managed. 
Reframe: You can go where there is more luck (more energy).
 
Usual Frame: I feel like an impostor at my job. 
Reframe: Everyone is an impostor.

Usual Frame: Your mood is determined by your internal thoughts. Reframe: You can improve your mood by completing meaningful tasks.

Usual Frame: I have writer’s block. 
Reframe 2: I’m trying to write at the wrong time of day.

Usual Frame: Some people are good, and some are not. 
Reframe: We’re all flawed, and we’re all good at different things.
 
Usual Frame: I hate someone who deserves it. 
Reframe: Hate is nothing but punishing myself for the misdeeds of others.
 
Usual Frame: I worry something will go wrong. 
Reframe: I’m curious what will happen.

Usual Frame: Worry about all potential bad outcomes. 
Reframe: Control the heck out of things you can control. Accept all outcomes.
 
Usual Frame: I am in pain. 
Reframe: I am in pain for a minute.
  
Usual Frame: You are the center of your universe and the highest priority. 
Reframe: Viewed from space, everything looks small, including your problems 

Usual Frame: You need to stop thinking negative thoughts. 
Reframe: You can’t subtract negative thoughts. But you can crowd them out.
 
Usual Frame: I’m afraid to do the thing I know I should do. 
Reframe: Life is short.

Usual Frame: No one wants to talk to me. I’m boring. 
Reframe: Everyone enjoys talking to people who show interest in them.
 
Usual Frame: People judge me, so I feel bad when I mess up. 
Reframe: People only care about themselves. They don’t care what dumb thing I did recently, even if they mention it. 

Usual Frame: Stress comes with the job. 
Reframe: Reducing stress IS your job.

Usual Frame: Learn to love yourself as you are. 
Reframe: Be glad your brain is pestering you to improve.

Usual Frame: I am crying because my relationship ended. 
Reframe: Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.
 
Usual Frame: I deserve to be treated well by others. 
Reframe: You get what you give, on average. No one deserves anything.

Usual Frame: Be yourself. 
Reframe: Become a better version of yourself.

PS: These lessons are from the book "Reframe Your Brain" by @ScottAdamsSays  and @JoshuaLisec.

Learn more about it or grab a copy here:

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