Chapter 3
Be kind to yourself: the power of FAST thinking
This chapter is about building resilience in real time. It will show you how you can capture unproductive thought habits and make them more helpful in the moment. You will discover two core techniques:
- How you can choose to react to adversity positively by challenging unhelpful beliefs.
- How you can stop the five classic mind traps from sinking you.
This chapter is all about managing your internal dialogue. We can often be our own harshest critics. By controlling your internal chatter you can learn to be kind to yourself and help yourself react better and perform better. It will show you how you can develop Fast, Accurate and Self-enhancing Thinking: think FAST in real time.
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