Mindfulness & the Brain · Unit 1 · Lesson 3
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You are not your thoughts
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A thought says “this is boring.” You can hear that thought — so which one are you?
Mindfulness trains a small but powerful shift called decentering: seeing thoughts as passing mental events rather than facts or commands. The thought “I’m terrible at this” can be noticed — “ah, a harsh thought” — instead of simply believed.
Decentering means…