How To Reprogram Your Subconscious Through Journaling: Holistic Psychologist Dr. Nicole Lepera

If you want to develop a new habit-be the best you and realize your potential, you have to learn how to reprogram your subconscious mind. Learn how to switch off "Auto-pilot" mode and act with greater intention. Dr. Nicole LePera recommends starting each day by using a Future Self Journal, where you imagine your life as if you've already achieved the results that you want. Why does this work? Your mind can't tell the difference between reality and what you imagine vividly.
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The reason why many of us are stuck lives in the subconscious part of our brain.
Example
Driving your car home and thinking about the argument you had with your boss, not thinking about the road while driving. It's automatic. Then you are suddenly home. Your subconscious drove you home. 95% of our day is running on autopilot.
The Future Self Journal
A technique you can use to question the power of your subconscious so that you engage with the idea of changing it.
- it's a daily practice
- you use the power of writing
- you can do your journaling in the morning
Autopilot will not make a new choice. The act of writing your intentions every morning helps increase the likelihood to practice this new habit. Writing as if it's already true will harness the reality of our mind. The mind does not know if what you think is real or imagined. It's the act of writing in Present Tense as if this change already happened.
The neuroplasticity of our brains i.e. the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life is going to help you form some new networks. Do this at least 30 days. Note, it can take more than 30 days for some people. This is not a magic journal or a quick fix. It is a tool to create that repetitive consistent change.
Journaling Prompts
I am grateful for...
3 traits of the Future Self...
What is the Science behind the statement that you cannot tell the difference between reality and what it is imagined?
Our mind is an active process. All the neurons firing up and building neurosynaptic pathways.
The most fascinating research is called Mental Rehearsal.
They'll have basketball players visualizing a free throw and the neurons are moving as if their arm is moving, even though the player's arm did not move yet.
How can we overcome the fear of making mistakes
We all have a space from which our best decisions come that's not actually coming from our minds at all. It is coming from our deeper, intuitive center that many of us have lost touch with.
- decrease the amount of time you are spending in your mind
- stop contemplating decisions
- do the deeper work and condition yourself from operating under your old believes about yourself that might have been real for you at that particular time and space they were born
- get comfortable with being uncomfortable
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[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson

[@nobodyknows3260]

Yessss

[@method1480]

*Learnings* The reason why many of us are stuck lives in the subconscious part of our brain. *Example* Driving your car home and thinking about the argument you had with your boss, not thinking about the road while driving. It's automatic. Then you are suddenly home. Your subconscious drove you home. 95% of our day is running on autopilot. *The Future Self Journal* A technique you can use to question the power of your subconscious so that you engage with the idea of changing it. - it's a daily practice - you use the power of writing - you can do your journaling in the morning *Autopilot will not make a new choice* The act of writing your intentions every morning helps increase the likelihood to practice this new habit. Writing as if it's already true will harness the reality of our mind. *The mind does not know if what you think is real or imagined* It's the act of writing in Present Tense as if this change already happened. The neuroplasticity of our brains i.e. the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life is going to help you form some new networks. Do this at least 30 days. *Note* it can take more than 30 days for some people. This is not a magic journal or a quick fix. It is a tool to create that repetitive consistent change. *Journaling Prompts* __I am grateful for...__ __3 traits of the Future Self...__ *What is the Science behind the statement that you cannot tell the difference between reality and what it is imagined?* Our mind is an active process. All the neurons firing up and building neurosynaptic pathways. The most fascinating research is called _Mental Rehearsal_ They'll have basketball players visualizing a free throw and the neurons are moving as if their arm is moving, even though the player's arm did not move yet. *How can we overcome the fear of making mistakes* We all have a space from which our best decisions come that's not actually coming from our minds at all. It is coming from our deeper, intuitive center that many of us have lost touch with. - decrease the amount of time you are spending in your mind - stop contemplating decisions - do the deeper work and uncondition yourself from operating under your old believes about yourself that might have been real for you at that particular time and space they were born - get comfortable with being uncomfortable *__END__* Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed this, maybe I can tempt you with *my KZbin channel* kzbin.info I post weekly videos on rationality, mental models, noticing confusion, and overall productivity. I also write a *weekly newsletter* that you might enjoy. kbottle.substack.com/welcome You can think of this as a caffeine jolt of not just inspiration but also of tactical advice you can use. Or simply follow me on Twitter! twitter.com/knowledgebottle Have a great day ahead!

[@erickdavid4257]

Nicole is incredible. I wasn’t anticipating her on this channel but the lessons here are beyond valuable.

[@thefutur]

Glad to hear

[@MissBerlinerin]

I LOVE her ! her youtube videos helped me more than one year of psychotherapy

[@amylinn1337]

This is very timely. I just started a journal 2 days ago (never been a journal writer). I'm now going to call it "My Future Self" journal.

[@ipelengpitsi2398]

So me and my friend decided to quote smoking together and we wrote all the reasons why individually and afterwards we read those reason to each other over and over again everyday, when somebody else tells you your reason why it starts to hit you deeply and hearing it often well basically we started to feel disgusted by the habit, we set a quit date but way before it came we were ready to let it go, I think the same can be applied to having a success mindset, thanks for the show guys

[@thefutur]

Awesome!! Thank you

[@_kmCarter]

Wow. The “court-case decision making” bit she shared really opened up my eyes to how I can approach decisions in the future.

[@jcharak]

Thank you, I really enjoyed and needed to hear this. Stay inspired

[@hopeandthemagnolia5304]

I love this so much. Sending lots of love and gratitude your way for having this conversation and sharing.

[@devanvancise6722]

love the thought of just go create or do the experience, "the wisdom of being uncomfortable." I feel the neurones firing.

[@Flavaflex]

Really enjoyed this. SO!! going to implicate it in my morning routine

[@Animefreak242]

This is so interesting. Thank you for another fantastic discussion

[@sara.a1026]

This is very interesting and true! much needed. Thank you :)

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Amazing. I love it when my favorites interview each other 💓💓💓

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Thank you for the content

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Glad you enjoy it!

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Conteúdo incrível!

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Great content

[@the7odmelmoney]

I been keeping a book since 04 video hasn’t started for me yet. Thanks in advanced sure I’ll learn something.

[@mkay9378]

great content

[@dizmop]

Not sure if Chris reads these but you guys create amazing content and I'd like to thank you, it's extremely helpful.

[@thefutur]

Thanks. I do.

[@sorubro2193]

good stuff

[@harrybellingham98]

I made a 10min sound recording of myself telling myself, I am this or that and play it all through the night. each morning I wake up to it and just listen to it as I wake up. sometimes I repeat what it says, sometimes I don't, but I go to sleep listening to it and wake up listening to it.

[@vero1ma]

Any book recommendations on this topic of psychoanalysis?

[@Trazynn]

Larry McEnerney has some great lectures on this. Really changed the way I look at the world.

[@kevinavishka301]

could you please drop the links ?

[@dizmop]

Talking about what exactly, a lot is covered here

[@thatdivineblend9285]

I’m so glad you’re doing this type of content 🙏✨ Manifesting is my thinggggg

[@thefutur]

Awesome!!

[@SavolX]

I've got a question. So do you look at your previous notes every day before writing (and this way they influence you)? Or do you start from scratch every time? Also are you supposed to look through the notes during they day (so it'll remind you of your plan)?

[@thefutur]

I recommend reviewing at the end of each day. reflect. what did you do well? what could be better?

[@timeandattention3945]

What's the difference between intuition and instinct ?

[@armyforlife3191]

Waddup. Notification gang.

[@thefutur]

Morning!

[@deewaschhetri5732]

Until It becomes the default Operating system.. well said Chris. :)

[@tomimdawodu6808]

For Chris do and everyone you can’t do ANYTHING PHYSICALLY UNLESS YOUR IMAGINE DOING OT FIRST let that sit...

[@rizkiaprita]

i wish i had compiler in my head lol, so i can code while sleeping

[@zsofiaszobonya8571]

well, even if not sleeping, Cal Newport in his book Deep Work talks about him developing an ability to write while he was on a run or a walk between his apartment and the university where he worked. It might even translate to programming, who knows?

[@goshniiAI]

High minded question 5:12 - SENSEI⚡ @Chris Do

[@tomimdawodu6808]

Think about you can’t do anything physically unless you imagine it first... let that sit

[@fall3nskyjoy862]

*READ THIS COMMENT* If yall are suffering from anxiety these tips can very much help which once help me. First of all, Journal is very reccomended. Understand anxiety at a deeper level pinpoint the exact issue and strike with your attention. Anxiety is created by overthinking about the future. This is a meditation/ journaling combo that I use every morning. I do it morning specifically because your mind woke up from bed first thing in the morning you wake up fresh. Meditation focus on your breathing remain present and remember all your thoughts. It might be painful to remember these types of thoughts but recording it down on paper after 5 min can really help pinpoint the issue. Then visualize what you really want to happen by scripting down your future in paper with detail. Physiologically speaking, focus to always no matter seated legs spread, hand spread take space. KZbin affirmations Learning to find the positive in negative situations. Questioning with positivity. For ex. Why am I angry? Can be said as How does emotion serve me? Always eat and sleep healthy.

[@SobelTomas]

So basically it is the same thing, as for example in American Beauty: "I will sell this house today" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYSTZ32sqdF0mZo (which I was thinking is little bit bullshit) or the same thing as Arnold Schwarzenegger used to „imagine his muscles grow“ (which makes me also smile as... oh... haha) but this is wraped in more acceptable package. So all those years i was making a fun og technique that is not snakeoil but it actually works it looks like... I should google some studies about that. Thanks!

[@gaschneidr]

Dr. Joe Dispenza also talks a lot about this. I highly recommend to anyone that liked this video

[@empireofhypertrophy]

Is graphic design at the risk of automation?

[@thefutur]

Yes. And no.

[@AdrianRodriguez-tm3qj]

What the...? I just clicked on a video of her because KZbin recommended it to me D:

[@thefutur]

glad you did.

[@thisricardopalma]

Chris, just read any book from Dr. Joe Dispenza

[@B-Moye]

If only Shaq had listened to this advice while he was still in the NBA.

[@thefutur]

:)

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Well Ricky got some sun

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i be surfin

[@aleksandarnikolov144]

The power of the subcobscious mind should be taught from an early age.

[@thefutur]

agreed

[@KKAkuoku]

Absolutely!

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A summary of this video is available in my Notion repository 👉 bit.ly/2ClqFE8

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” ― Steve Jobs

[@peoplewithpixels]

"The mind does not know if what you think is real or imagined" - pretty sure that flying car I'm thinking of is not real. Tell me I didn't use my mind to come to this conclusion.

[@thefutur]

It’s not her opinion. Check the science on this.

[@thefertilemind]

Your conscious mind believes that it is not real, hence your subconscious will confirm and express what you have impressed. You can imagine things as much as you want, your belief about your imaginings is what will change your life.

[@muhammadsiddiqui2244]

Basically the trick is "how realistically can you think". So, the thinking which is helpful is only that which is very realistic. For example, thinking about the next meeting etc.

[@AberrantArt]

Would it work to write "I make a lot of money" "I'm not depressed" "I have tons of free time" ?

[@tomimdawodu6808]

Uhhh no... you writing it down just robotically won't do anything you gotta "feel" what you would really feel if those things were true in your life now.. play this game "how would experience drinking coffee (if you do, if not use your favorite drink) how would you experience drinking your favorite drink if all those things you typed were true in your life now differently?"

[@AberrantArt]

@@tomimdawodu6808 so you write down what you would feel? "I would feel less depressed, less stressed, and fill my time with family and things i enjoy instead of work. That would feel like happiness and excitement."

[@tomimdawodu6808]

@@AberrantArt don't write down anything !! Is what I'm saying no writing down nothing

[@tomimdawodu6808]

@@AberrantArt it sounds like you want to have a life where you're enjoying your time with yourself and family etc so do this... "imagine yourself waking up in morning and all that were true... what would that "feel" like to you? What would waking up in morning be like for you ? Ponder on those questions and see what feeling comes up

[@tomimdawodu6808]

@@AberrantArt okay soo take that feeling happiness and excitement with you too sleep every night and see how your world changes

[@esquizoideonirico3301]

This sounds a lot like Chaos Magic just without calling it Chaos Magic. If you were practicing chaos magic your Journal would be filled by Sigils and you would also use gnosis so you can "download" your conscious intention to your subconscious mind, just writting it down everyday might be slower than if you actually meditate and focus on your sigil and what it means.

[@steelstunners1862]

Where can I find out how to do this?

[@Adam-ui3ot]

I thought she ways laying down on the floor.

[@tjbarke6086]

Free your mind and your ass will follow...

[@tomimdawodu6808]

Guys you wanna be fast NOT slow and beat in all these words in your brain what works for her won't work for you guys..