Dr. Shiny Unsal argues that wars and conflicts come from rigid, binary thinking. She says true change starts by catching your thoughts repeatedly and rewiring your nervous system through mindful attention, which can prevent division and violence at every level.
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We don't want arguments and conflicts and trying to win the perspectives. That's why we have wars in the world. When this division, this argument, this either-or perspective becomes international between countries, then you get wars. Like, how do we prevent wars? It all begins in the mind. That's why I am passionate about the mindset. It all begins in the mind. It's that moment. It's that millisecond When you have the thought and then you do something about it, it's just so abstract. It looks like we don't have control over it, but we do have control over it. You are in control of where your mind goes, where your attention goes. And when you're able to catch your mind, your attention, like again and again and again, that's how you rewire. You rewire your entire nervous system, starting with your brain, and it goes down to your entire nervous system.