Ashish Kothari explains how memory and imagination trigger rumination and anxiety. Your brain's negativity bias evolved for survival, but mindfulness can help you break free from past resentments and future worries.
Look. We are blessed with unbelievable gifts. Our brain is unbelievable in terms of its memory. So we remember from our past, we learn from our past, and it has an unbelievable imagination. So we project the future. We can imagine multiple futures, the possibilities. And the problem is not that. The problem is that we have lost control of this core amazing instrument. And instead of consciously creating space to learn from the past and go into the future, we constantly seem to be stuck flitting between past, living in resentment or in anxiety, worrying about the future. Because our brain also is designed to keep us safe, is evolved over millions of years to spot the danger and alert us so that we could take action. It has a huge negativity bias. So mindfulness is so important in helping you navigate whatever you're navigating.
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