Set Points
A predisposition in our brains to keep us safe by expecting danger or anything negative.
Page 15
What is a negativity bias?
A practice that includes focusing on the present moment.
Page 41
What is meditation?
Thinking it is too "soft," or feeling pity are two reasons people avoid this practice.
Page 161
What is forgiveness?
The best time to stop "being" and start "doing."
(trick question)
What is never?
The advice given by Pema Chodron and others when learning to remain present in the midst of difficulty.
Page 125
What is taking small bites / spend just a few seconds present with the feeling of fear.
Patterns of behavior that can interfere with conscious power to choose.
Page 31
What are habits?
The point at which exercise is not a choice and ceases to be a chore.
Page 71
What is integration / What is a habit?
Best way to maintain positive experiences
Page 108
What is savor them?
The active act of compassion that adds meaning and purpose to life.
Page 207
What is contribution?
The best time of day for notice-shift-rewire
(trick question)
What is anytime?
The opposite of attachment
Page 23
What is resistance?
The readily available point of connection between mind and body.
What is the breath?
The formula for Compassion
Page 146
What is Empathy plus Love?
The state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.
Page 173
What is flow?
The mammal reference to wandering thoughts.
Page 103
What is monkey mind?
What causes suffering with attachment?
Page 22
What is the desire for permanence?
Using the body to enhance relaxation and improve mood
Page 59
What is movement?
The ultimate shortcut to well-being
Page 133
What is Gratitude?
The downside of seeking short-term pleasure and avoiding discomfort.
Page 178
What is lowered well-being?
The specific action that calms a wandering mind and increases well-being
Page 107
What is directing attention?
This set point divides the world into "good" and "bad."
Page 20
What is Judgment
The author of 4 key questions in inquiry practices called "The Work."
Page 73
Who is Byron Katie?
The moment we experience ease, equanimity and peace instead of fear and anxiety.
Page 120
What is the present moment?
The two states of being 1) without enough challenge, and 2) with too much challenge?
Page 177
What are boredom and anxiety?
Cognition that pulls us out of the present.
Page 125
What are stories?