Life Changing Tip From A Psychologist

I'm a psychologist and I want you to

imagine that this is your life. The sand

at the top, [music]

that's your future. All the things that

haven't happened yet. And the sand at

the bottom, that's your past. So,

everything that already has. Now, here's

a question that changes everything.

Where do you spend most of your time?

Some of us are up here, always focusing

on the future, predicting all the

problems that aren't even here yet. And

if you spend a lot of your time up here,

[music] you're more likely to have high

levels of stress and anxiety. Now, some

of us live down here, stuck [music] in

the past, replaying everything that you

can't change. And if you spend a lot of

your life down here, churning over

memories, that [music] is rumination,

and it feeds depression. Now, focusing

on the past and the future can be really

useful, but if [music] either one

becomes where you live, it's going to

pull your mental health down fast. So,

here is the most powerful tool that

[music] we use in therapy. It's not

fixing the past and it's not controlling

the future. [music] It's this this tiny

moment that most people miss, the

present. And every time you choose to

bring your attention back to the

present, something [music] incredible

happens. Your mind gets the break that

it's needed all this time. [music] A

small moment of freedom that only the

here and now can give you. And remember,

the time will pass anyway, [music]

whether you're present for it or not.