It Allows You To Gain Perspective

The Cosmic Perspective exercise intentionally expands awareness beyond immediate concerns. This Stoic practice works because:

• It activates the prefrontal cortex, reducing amygdala-driven stress responses
• It provides immediate cognitive distance from overwhelmin...

When we lose focus on the outside world and drift inward, the brain is putting ideas and events into perspective. 

When we mind-wander, rather than experiencing, organizing, and understanding things based on how they come to us from the outside world, we do it from within our own...

The definition of perspective is “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.” In other words, your perspective is your point of view. It’s the lens through which you see the world. When it comes to changing your life for the better, changing your perspective is key.

If you ...