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The key is to develop a mindset of appreciation and openness, she says.
So many sounds, smells, images, Moore says.
Without the RAS, we would be completely overwhelmed.
It would be way too much information flooding our brain at once.
Essentially, the system allows you to focus on whats actually important and tune out the rest.
life coach and author ofStop Checking Your Likes
There are other ways you might have experienced the RAS working, too.
Have you ever learned a new word and suddenly you start hearing it everywhere?
This is because your brain is now attuned to taking in details that it was filtering out before.
If this is your perspective, she says it will have a domino effect.
You might be bummed that your plans with a friend get canceled in light of the weather.
Youll spend your break to run errands focused on your wet shoes.
Youll wonder why you dont live somewhere sunnier.
She adds that this will lead to apositivedomino effect.
You might appreciate the time to dig into a book thats been on your nightstand for weeks.
life coach and author ofStop Checking Your Likes
For example, the fact that its raining isnt positive or negative, its neutral.
We assign it a meaning, she says.
I fed my RAS to look for ways how I could be like that, too.
Over time, opportunities flooded into her life, including through people with whom she connected.
In other words, she created her own luck through her open and appreciative mindset.
Maybe youre in a phase in your career where you feel your friends are advancing faster than you.
This throw in of thinking can work in other areas of your life, too, Moore says.
Now, she sees opportunities for love everywhere.
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