English transcript

Here's a neuroscience trick to stop negative

thought loops. You're gonna love it, it's gonna

get your mind off the merry-go-round. If you're

new here, I'm Michael, I'm a licensed acupuncturist

specializing in neuroscience. And I'm gonna

tell you something that most people misunderstand

about their brains. You don't actually have

a thinking problem, you have an algorithm problem.

You're like, "What?

My brain has an algorithm?" Yeah. Your brain

works like an algorithm. Whatever you give your

attention to and engage with, it sends you more

of. And right now, if you have regular negative

thought loops, you're training your algorithm

for stress. Every time you rehearse worry, or

replay worst-case scenarios, or mentally argue

with problems that haven't even happened yet,

your brain marks that as important. And your

algorithm starts delivering more of that. This

is not a mindset issue, this is a neuroscience

issue. Your brain is running three major networks

all day long. Your salience network is the system

that decides what matters. The default mode

network is like the looping story of your life.

And the dopamine reward system is the circuitry

that tells your brain what's worth paying attention

to. When you worry and run negative thought

loops, all three of those systems work at the

same time and your brain goes, "This matters,

let's keep thinking about this, and let's scan

for more things like it." And suddenly your

feed fills up with negative thought loops. Loops

like, "What if something goes wrong?

What if I mess this up?

What if the future falls apart?" And it's not

because life got worse, it's because your algorithm

learned that worry gets engagement. So here's

how you retrain it. Step one, take out your

phone and set a timer for one minute. Now start

naming things you already have in your life

that you appreciate and why you appreciate them.

And say it out loud or under your breath, but

it's important to engage your brain fully with

your mouth. For example, "My coffee this morning

was just perfect." Then pause and feel that

tiny flicker of appreciation. That little shift,

that little flicker, that's a hit of dopamine

your brain is getting. Then do the next one.

"My daughter's laugh." Pause. Boom, hit of dopamine.

Do this for one complete minute. Step two, when

the timer goes off, set it again and go for

two more rounds. And what just happened?

These little hits of appreciation retrain your

brain's algorithm. You told your nervous system

these appreciation signals are the signals that

matter. So your salience network tags them,

your dopamine system rewards them, and your

default mode network starts playing better,

more positive loops of your life story. And

slowly your brain's algorithm stops delivering

you things to worry about. And it's not because

you forced it, it's because you retrained it.

You don't need a better mind, you just need

a better algorithm. Follow me, like the video,

and click the link in my bio. I've got a few

different programs in there that might be of

interest to you. Vibrant beings, have a great

day.