Usual frame: I need motivation to act.Reframe: Action creates motivation. <ul><li>Waiting for motivation is a trap. Start small, and momentum will build naturally. </li><li>Even taking the tiniest step forward can ignite motivation and get you moving. </li></ul>

Action Creates Motivation

Usual frame: People who disagree with me are wrong.Reframe: Persuasion is better than argument. <ul><li>Instead of trying to “win” arguments, learn how people think and frame your ideas in a way that resonates with them. </li><li>Influence is more effective than confrontation. </li></ul>

Persuasion is Better

<ol><li>Reframes don't need to be true or logical. They just need to work. </li><li>Our imagination has significant power over our bodies. They have the same ability to rewire our brains as actual experiences. </li><li>No individual reframes work for everyone, so find what works for you and stick with them. </li><li>Rewiring the brain requires focus, repetition and optionally, emotion. </li><li>Emotional energy can expedite the transformative process. </li><li>Reframes are simple, memorable concepts that can influence behaviour and are easily shared. </li><li>Reframing has the power to influence personal habits and promote overall mental health. </li></ol>

Introduction To Reframing Your Brain

Usual Frame : I failed at 90% of the things I tried.Reframe : I only need to succeed 10% of the time.<ul><li>You can choose to feel like a loser everytime something doesn't go right.</li><li>Or, you can reframe your situation as a winner's journey - which will later on will become part of your success stories that you will share with the world and people around you! </li></ul>

I Only Need To Succeed 10% Of The Time

Usual Frame : Another problem! Why me?Reframe : Oh, a new puzzle to solve! This is exciting! <ul><li>Amazingly, this absurb little reframe can almost instantly make us unbothered by the problems. In effect, we can choose to gamify our burdens and challenge ourselves to find smart solutions! </li><li>Humans are good at solving problems. Find what reframe works for you. Make it fun too!</li><li>The author recommends turning daily tasks at home into a fun game too. For example, when the author folds a bath towel capably, he feels like a circus performer!</li><li>Chase those tiny dopamine release in our daily lives! </li></ul>

Oh A New Puzzle To Solve

Don't make a mistake of sitting on the couch waiting for luck to find you. Luck needs you to do your part, and that generally looks like this :<ul><li>Work on your fitness and health</li><li>Build your talent stack</li><li>Meet more people</li><li>Go where there is more energy</li><li>Create system for your success</li></ul>If you follow that recipe and tell yourself the Universe owes you some luck, you'll have your odds. The first rule of "luck" is you need to "do something" to have the chance of luck noticing you. Go where the energy is the highest.

Conclusion - Go Where The Energy Is The Highest

Usual frame: I must set goals to succeed.Reframe: Systems beat goals.<ul><li>Goals can be overwhelming and temporary. Instead, build daily systems that ensure continuous progress. </li><li>Example: Instead of setting a goal to “lose 10kg,” commit to a system of exercising daily and eating better. </li></ul>

Systems Beat Goals

Usual frame : Find yourself.Reframe : Author yourself.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">You are a blank canvas. You get to paint your life by changing your actions.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If you want to become a kind person, do kind acts.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If you want to be capable and successful, build a talent stack and so on.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If you take authorship (ownership) and design systems for improving yourself in key areas, you can carve your names on reality in ways you never imagined possible.</li></ul>

Author Yourself

Usual frame: Failure means I’m not good enough.Reframe: Failure is data collection. <ul><li>Every failure teaches something valuable. Instead of seeing it as a personal flaw, treat it as an experiment. </li><li>Refining your approach based on past failures increases your chances of success. </li></ul>

Failure Is Data Collection

Usual Frame : I want to do (something). Reframe : I have decided to do (something). <ul><li>Wanting versus deciding is a very powerful distinction. </li><li>If you want something, you might be willing to work hard to get it. </li><li>BUT if you have decided to have something, you will do whatever it takes. </li><li>It's a choice and commitment that you have made. </li></ul>

I Have Decided To Do...

Usual frame: Happiness is something to pursue.Reframe: Happiness is a skill. <ul><li>You don’t find happiness - you cultivate it by practicing gratitude, reframing problems, and engaging in meaningful activities. </li><li>Small daily habits shape long-term happiness.</li></ul>

Happiness is a Skill

Usual frame: I should wait for the perfect moment.Reframe: The perfect moment is now. <ul><li>Waiting for the “right time” is an illusion. Conditions are never perfect, so start with what you have. </li><li>You refine and improve along the way. </li></ul>

The Perfect Moment is Now

Usual frame: Health is about avoiding sickness.Reframe: Health is an investment in your future.<ul><li>Taking care of your body today ensures you have more energy, productivity, and longevity tomorrow. </li><li>Think of exercise, nutrition, and sleep as deposits into your future success. </li></ul>

Health is an Investment in Your Future

Usual Frame : I am my inner thoughts.Reframe : I am what I do. Usual Frame : Find yourself.Reframe : Author yourself. Usual Frame : Some people are good, some are not.Reframe : We are all flawed, and we're good in different things. Usual Frame : Art is entertaining.Reframe : Art is powerful, mind altering drug. Usual Frame : I eat too much of the wrong food.Reframe : I spend too much time with the wrong people. Usual Frame : I have a weight loss goal.Reframe : I am creating a weight loss system for myself. Usual Frame : Sugar is delicious, but don't overdo it.Reframe : Sugar is poison.

Summary - Mental Health, Social Life & Physical Health Reframes

Usual frame: Rejection means I’m not good enough.Reframe: Rejection is proof of progress. <ul><li>If you’re getting rejected, it means you’re putting yourself out there. Every rejection is a step closer to success. </li><li>Reframe it as a necessary part of growth. </li></ul>

Rejection is Proof of Progress.

Usual frame: Some people are just lucky.Reframe: Luck is engineered. <ul><li>Luck isn’t random - it favors those who build skills, take risks, and put themselves in the right environments. </li><li>By expanding your network, improving your skills, and staying open to opportunities, you make luck inevitable.</li></ul>

Luck is Engineered

Usual frame: Money is about earning more.Reframe: Money is about creating options.<ul><li>Instead of chasing a high salary, focus on acquiring skills, building assets, and creating multiple income streams. </li><li>Money should give you freedom, not just material things. </li></ul>

Money is about Creating Options

Usual frame: Find your passion.Reframe: Develop your passion.<ul><li>Passion isn’t something you discover it’s something you grow by investing time and effort into what interests you. </li><li>Start with curiosity, take action, and passion will follow. </li></ul>

Develop Your Passion

Usual frame: Success requires willpower and discipline.Reframe: Success follows energy, not just discipline.<ul><li>If you rely on willpower alone, you’ll burn out. Instead, manage your energy by optimizing sleep, nutrition, exercise, and daily routines. </li><li>When you feel energized, discipline comes naturally. </li></ul>

Success Follows Energy

Usual Frame: The task is so big and daunting, I can't even start.Reframe: What's the smallest thing I can do that moves me in the right direction?<ul><li>Have you ever wanted to do something in your personal or work life but couldn't motivate yourself to start?</li><li>Momentum can often create more momentum, especially if you find "fuel" along the way - like in some games; you only continue your mission if you find energy sources as you go. Treat the real world as if it's that kind of video games.</li><li>Good projects become somewhat self-fueling, so over time, they will supply you the energy to keep going. </li></ul>

What's The Smallest Thing I Can Do?

Reframe Your Brain by Scott Adams is about using mental reframing techniques to change how you perceive challenges, opportunities, and everyday situations. Knowing how to reframe our brain is a powerful perspective shifting habit that can help us to reprogram our world.

In Reframe Your Brain, Scott Adams, the contrarian genius behind Dilbert and author of the most influential personal success book of all time-How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big-gives you the complete operating system for lasting happiness.Are you familiar with this old saying?"All publicity is good publicity."That's a classic reframe. The quote shifts your thinking from the shame of whatever you did wrong to your probable benefit. You can't change the past, but you can change how you feel about it.Trained hypnotist and persuasion expert Scott Adams has packed more than 160 new, counterintuitive, and effective reframes into Reframe Your Brain. For example: Usual Frame: Manage your time.Reframe: Manage your energy.Usual Frame: Success depends on who you know.Reframe: Success depends on how many people you know.Usual Frame: Your critics are evil monsters.Reframe: Your critics are your mascots.Usual Frame: The universe is acting against you.Reframe: The universe owes you.Usual Frame: Luck is random and can't be managed.Reframe: You can go where there is more luck (more energy).These instant perspective-shifters will help you feel better on demand and succeed at any endeavor without the usual pain or pitfalls. The reframe collection covers personal fulfillment, business and career success, mental health, social activities, and physical well-being. If only 10 percent of the reframes work for you, your life will never be the same.Prepare to embark on a journey of transformation as Scott Adams shares his most invaluable insights and practical techniques to date, empowering you to reprogram your own reality using words alone.

productivity

Productivity

motivationandinspiration

Motivation & Inspiration

habits

Habits

problemsolving

Problem Solving

books

Books

Adams was born in Windham, New York in 1957 and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979.He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.In recent years, Adams has been hurt with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing. He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia.