How to turn off work thoughts during your free time | Guy Winch

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Ivana Korom Reviewer: Krystian Aparta
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: hila scherba
00:13
I wanted to be a psychologist since I was a teenager,
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ ืžืื– ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ืขืจ,
00:17
and I spent years pursuing that one goal.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืžืจื“ืฃ ืื—ืจื™ ืžื˜ืจื” ื–ื•.
00:20
I opened my private practice as soon as I was licensed.
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ื™ืกื“ืชื™ ืžืจืคืื” ืคืจื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ื•ืกืžื›ืชื™.
00:24
It was a risky move, not getting a day job at a hospital or a clinic,
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ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืฆืขื“ ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ, ืœื ืœื”ืชืงื‘ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืื• ื‘ืžืจืคืื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช,
00:28
but within one year, my practice was doing quite well
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื ื”, ื”ืžืจืคืื” ืฉืœื™ ืชืคืงื“ื” ื”ื™ื˜ื‘
00:31
and I was making more money than I ever made before.
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ื•ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืกืฃ ืžืื™ ืคืขื.
00:35
Of course, I was a full-time student my entire life.
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ื™ืฉ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ, ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืžืœืื” ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™.
00:38
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:39
I could have worked at McDonald's
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืžืง'ื“ื•ื ืœื“ืก
00:41
and made more money than I ever made before.
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ื•ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืกืฃ ืžืื™ ืคืขื.
00:44
That one-year mark came on a Friday night in July.
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ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื–ื” ื”ื’ื™ืข ื‘ืœื™ืœ ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉื™ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื™ื•ืœื™.
00:48
I walked home to my apartment
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœื“ื™ืจืชื™
00:50
and got into the elevator with a neighbor who was a doctor in the ER.
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ื•ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœืžืขืœื™ืช ืขื ืฉื›ืŸ ืฉืขื‘ื“ ื›ืจื•ืคื ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืžื™ื•ืŸ.
00:54
The elevator rose,
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ื”ืžืขืœื™ืช ื”ื—ืœื” ืœืขืœื•ืช,
00:56
then it shuddered and stalled between floors.
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ื›ืฉืœืคืชืข ื”ื™ื ืจืขื“ื” ื•ื ืขืฆืจื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืงื•ืžื•ืช.
00:59
And the man who dealt with emergencies for a living
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ื”ืื™ืฉ ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืžืงืจื™ ื—ื™ืจื•ื ืœืžื—ื™ื™ืชื•
01:02
began poking at the buttons and banging on the door, saying,
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ื”ื—ืœ ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืคืชื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืขืฆื‘ื ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืœื•ื ื‘ื“ืœืชื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืžืจื•
01:05
"This is my nightmare, this is my nightmare!"
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"ื–ื” ื”ืกื™ื•ื˜ ืฉืœื™, ื–ื” ื”ืกื™ื•ื˜ ืฉืœื™!"
01:08
And I was like, "And this is my nightmare."
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ "ื•ื–ื” ื”ืกื™ื•ื˜ ืฉืœื™."
01:10
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:13
I felt terrible afterwards, though.
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื ื•ืจื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ.
01:15
Because I wasn't panicked
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื ืœื—ืฆืชื™
01:17
and I knew what to say to calm him down.
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ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืœื•ืžืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืขื•.
01:20
I was just too depleted to do it,
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืจื•ืงืŸ ืžื“ื™ ืžื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช,
01:22
I had nothing left to give, and that confused me.
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ืœื ื ื•ืชืจ ืœื™ ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืชืช, ื•ื–ื” ื‘ืœื‘ืœ ืื•ืชื™.
01:28
After all, I was finally living my dream,
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื,
01:30
so why wasn't I happy?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืื•ืฉืจ?
01:33
Why did I feel so burned out?
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ืžื“ื•ืข ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ื” ืฉื—ื•ืง?
01:36
For a few terrible weeks,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื ื•ืจืื™ื™ื,
01:38
I questioned whether I'd made a mistake.
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ืชื”ื™ืชื™ ื”ืื ืฉื’ื™ืชื™.
01:41
What if I had chosen the wrong profession?
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ืžื” ืื ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ื‘ืžืงืฆื•ืข ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
01:44
What if I had spent my entire life pursuing the wrong career?
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ืžื” ืื ื”ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื‘ืžืจื“ืฃ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ื ื”?
01:49
But then I realized, no, I still loved psychology.
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ืื• ืื– ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืœื, ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.
01:53
The problem wasn't the work I did in my office.
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“,
01:57
It was the hours I spent ruminating about work
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉื‘ื–ื‘ื–ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
02:00
when I was home.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช.
02:02
I closed the door to my office every night,
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ืกื’ืจืชื™ ืืช ื“ืœืช ื”ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื™ืœื”,
02:04
but the door in my head remained wide-open
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื“ืœืช ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ื ืฉืืจื” ืคืชื•ื—ื” ืœืจื•ื•ื—ื”
02:07
and the stress just flooded in.
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ื•ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื–ืจื ืคื ื™ืžื”.
02:10
That's the interesting thing about work stress.
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ื–ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืœื—ืฅ ื”ืงืฉื•ืจ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
02:14
We don't really experience much of it at work.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืžืžื ื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
02:17
We're too busy.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืขืกื•ืงื™ื ืžื“ื™.
02:18
We experience it outside of work,
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ืื ื• ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
02:21
when we are commuting,
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ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ืžืžื ื”,
02:23
when we're home,
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ื›ืฉืื ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
02:24
when we're trying to rejuvenate.
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ืชืจืขื ืŸ.
02:27
It is important to recover in our spare time,
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื”ืชืื•ืฉืฉ ื‘ื–ืžื ื ื• ื”ื—ื•ืคืฉื™,
02:29
to de-stress and do things we enjoy,
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ืœื”ืฉืชื—ืจืจ ืžื”ืœื—ืฅ ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื.
02:32
and the biggest obstruction we face in that regard is ruminating.
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ื•ื”ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื.
02:36
Because each time we do it,
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช,
02:38
we're actually activating our stress response.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืขืฆื ืžืคืขื™ืœื™ื ืืช ืชื’ื•ื‘ืช ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืฉืœื ื•.
02:41
Now, to ruminate means to chew over.
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ืœื”ืจื”ืจ ืžืฉืžืขื• ืœืœืขื•ืก.
02:45
The word refers to how cows digest their food.
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ื”ืžื™ืœื” ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกืช ืœืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืคืจื•ืช ืžืขื›ืœื•ืช ืืช ืžื–ื•ื ืŸ.
02:49
For those of you unfamiliar with the joys of cow digestion,
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ืœืืœื• ืžื›ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ื”ื˜ืžื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ืคืจืชื™,
02:53
cows chew,
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ืคืจื•ืช ืœื•ืขืกื•ืช,
02:54
then they swallow,
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ื•ืื– ื”ืŸ ื‘ื•ืœืขื•ืช,
02:56
then they regurgitate it back up and chew it again.
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ื•ืื– ื”ืŸ ืžืขืœื•ืช ื’ื™ืจื” ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื•ืขืกื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ.
02:59
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:00
It's disgusting.
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ื–ื” ืžื’ืขื™ืœ.
03:01
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:02
But it works for cows.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืคืจื•ืช.
03:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:05
It does not work for humans.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื.
03:07
Because what we chew over are the upsetting things,
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ื›ื™ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื•ืขืกื™ื ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื›ืขื™ืกื™ื,
03:10
the distressing things,
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืขืฆื‘ื ื™ื,
03:12
and we do it in ways that are entirely unproductive.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ื–ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ืกืจ ืชื•ืขืœืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
03:16
It's the hours we spend obsessing about tasks we didn't complete
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ื–ื” ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ืœื™ื ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื ื”ืฉืœืžื ื•
03:21
or stewing about tensions with a colleague,
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ืื• ื‘ื›ืขืก ืขืœ ืžืชื—ื™ื ืขื ืงื•ืœื’ื•ืช,
03:24
or anxiously worrying about the future,
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ืื• ื‘ื“ืื’ื” ืœืขืชื™ื“,
03:26
or second-guessing decisions we've made.
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ืื• ื‘ืคืงืคื•ืงื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื•.
03:29
Now there's a lot of research on how we think about work
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉื ื ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
03:33
when we are not at work,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
03:35
and the findings are quite alarming.
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ื•ื”ืžืžืฆืื™ื ื“ื™ ืžื“ืื™ื’ื™ื.
03:38
Ruminating about work,
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ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
03:39
replaying the same thoughts and worries over and over again,
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ื”ืจืฆืช ืื•ืชืŸ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื•ื“ืื’ื•ืช ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘,
03:44
significantly disrupts our ability to recover and recharge in the off hours.
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ืžืคืจื™ืขื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ืœื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื”ืชืื•ืฉืฉ ื•ืœืžืœื ืžืฆื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืžื ื•ื—ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
03:49
The more we ruminate about work when we're home,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื”ืจื”ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
03:52
the more likely we are to experience sleep disturbances,
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ื›ืš ืขื•ืœื” ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉื ืกื‘ื•ืœ ืžื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ื ื”,
03:56
to eat unhealthier foods
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ื ืื›ืœ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื ื‘ืจื™ื
03:58
and to have worse moods.
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ื•ื ืกื‘ื•ืœ ืžืžืฆื‘ื™ ืจื•ื— ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื.
04:00
It may even increase our risk of cardiovascular disease
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ื–ื” ืื•ืœื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ื’ื“ืœืช ื”ื ื˜ื™ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœืžื—ืœื•ืช ืœื‘
04:04
and of impairing our executive functioning,
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ื•ืœืฉื‘ืฉ ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื•ื“ ื”ืงื•ื’ื ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ืฉืœื ื•,
04:07
the very skill sets we need to do our jobs well.
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ืื•ืชืŸ ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื ื• ื›ืจืื•ื™.
04:10
Not to mention the toll it takes on our relationships and family lives,
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ืฉืœื ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉื–ื” ื’ื•ื‘ื” ืžืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื•ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื ื•,
04:13
because people around us can tell we're checked out and preoccupied.
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืžืชื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ื ื•ืขืกื•ืงื™ื.
04:18
Now, those same studies found
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ืื•ืชื ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ื’ื™ืœื•
04:20
that while ruminating about work when we're home
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ืฉื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช
04:23
damages our emotional well-being,
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ืคื•ื’ืขืช ื‘ืจื•ื•ื—ืชื ื• ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ืช,
04:25
thinking about work in creative or problem-solving ways does not.
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ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืœื ืคื•ื’ืขืช.
04:31
Because those kinds of thinking do not elicit emotional distress
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ื›ื™ ืื•ืชื ืกื•ื’ื™ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœื ื’ื•ืจืจื™ื ืœื—ืฅ ืจื’ืฉื™
04:35
and, more importantly, they're in our control.
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘, ื”ื ื‘ืฉืœื™ื˜ืชื ื•.
04:38
We can decide whether to respond to an email
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ื‘ ืœืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ
04:41
or leave it till morning,
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ืื• ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืœื‘ื•ืงืจ,
04:43
or whether we want to brainstorm about work projects that excite us.
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ืื• ื”ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืžืจื’ืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื ื•.
04:47
But ruminations are involuntary.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืื™ื ื ืจืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื.
04:50
They're intrusive.
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ื”ื ืคื•ืœืฉื ื™ื™ื.
04:51
They pop into our head when we don't want them to.
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ื”ื ืฆืฆื™ื ื‘ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ื”ื.
04:54
They upset us when we don't want to be upset.
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ื”ื ืžืขืฆื‘ื ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืชืขืฆื‘ืŸ.
04:57
They switch us on when we are trying to switch off.
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ื”ื ืžื“ืœื™ืงื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ืจื’ืข,
05:01
And they are very difficult to resist,
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ื•ืงืฉื” ืžืื•ื“ ืœื”ืชื ื’ื“ ืœื”ื,
05:04
because thinking of all our unfinished tasks feels urgent.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื’ืžื•ืจื•ืช ื™ืฉ ื‘ื” ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื“ื—ื™ืคื•ืช.
05:09
Anxiously worrying about the future feels compelling.
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ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืžื“ืื™ื’ื” ืขืœ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช.
05:13
Ruminating always feels like we're doing something important,
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ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืœื•ื•ื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช,
05:17
when in fact, we're doing something harmful.
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ื›ืฉืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืžื–ื™ืง.
05:20
And we all do it far more than we realize.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
05:23
Back when I was burned out,
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ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืจื•ืงืŸ,
05:25
I decided to keep a journal for a week
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืžืŸ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืข
05:27
and document exactly how much time I spent ruminating.
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ื•ืœืชืขื“ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื” ื–ืžืŸ ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืœื” ื‘ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื.
05:31
And I was horrified by the results.
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ื•ื”ื–ื“ืขื–ืขืชื™ ืžื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช.
05:34
It was over 30 minutes a night when I was trying to fall asleep.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž30 ื“ืงื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื™ืœื” ื›ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ืจื“ื.
05:38
My entire commute, to and from my office --
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ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ื ืกื™ืขื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ืœื•ืš ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืžืฉืจื“ --
05:41
that was 45 minutes a day.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ 45 ื“ืงื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื.
05:44
Totally checked out for 20 minutes
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ื”ืชื ืชืงืชื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžืฉืš 20 ื“ืงื•ืช
05:46
during the dinner party at a colleague's house.
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืงื•ืœื’ื”.
05:48
Never got invited there again.
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ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™ ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื‘ื™ืชื•.
05:50
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:51
And 90 minutes during a friend's "talent show"
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ื•-90 ื“ืงื•ืช ื‘ืžื”ืœืš "ืžื•ืคืข ื›ืฉืจื•ื ื•ืช" ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจ,
05:55
that, coincidentally, was 90 minutes long.
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ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื” ื ืžืฉืš ื’ื ื”ื•ื 90 ื“ืงื•ืช.
05:58
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:59
In total, that week, it was almost 14 hours.
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ืกืš ื”ื›ืœ, ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื–ื” ื”ืกืชื›ื ื‘ื›ืžืขื˜ 14 ืฉืขื•ืช.
06:04
That's how much "downtime" I was losing
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14 ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉืœ "ืžื ื•ื—ื”" ืฉื”ืคืกื“ืชื™
06:06
to something that actually increased my stress.
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ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื‘ืขืฆื ื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืฉืœื™.
06:09
Try keeping a journal for one week.
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ืชื ืกื• ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืžืŸ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ื“
06:11
See how much you do it.
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ื•ืชืจืื• ื›ืžื” ื–ืžืŸ ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช.
06:14
That's what made me realize that I still loved my work.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
06:17
But ruminating was destroying that love
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื–ืืช,
06:20
and it was destroying my personal life, too.
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ื•ื”ื ื’ื ื”ืจืกื• ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
06:23
So I read every study I could find,
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ืื– ืงืจืืชื™ ื›ืœ ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื,
06:26
and I went to war against my ruminations.
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ื•ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืœืžืœื—ืžื” ื ื’ื“ ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™.
06:28
Now, habit change is hard.
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ืงืฉื” ืžืื•ื“ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื.
06:31
It took real diligence to catch myself ruminating each time,
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ื ื“ืจืฉื” ื”ืงืคื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœืชืคื•ืก ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื,
06:35
and real consistency to make the new habits stick.
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ื•ืขืงื‘ื™ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืœื”ื˜ืžื™ืข ืืช ื”ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
06:39
But eventually, they did.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื”ื ื”ื•ื˜ืžืขื•.
06:41
I won my war against ruminating,
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ื ื™ืฆื—ืชื™ ื‘ืžืœื—ืžื” ืฉืœื™ ื ื’ื“ ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื,
06:43
and I'm here to tell you how you can win yours.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืื™ืš ืชื•ื›ืœื• ื’ื ืืชื ืœื ืฆื— ื‘ืžืœื—ืžื” ืฉืœื›ื.
06:47
First, you need clear guardrails.
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืืชื ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ืจื™ื.
06:50
You have to define when you switch off every night,
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ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืžืชื™ ืืชื ืžื›ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื™ืœื”,
06:53
when you stop working.
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ืžืชื™ ืืชื ืžืคืกื™ืงื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“.
06:55
And you have to be strict about it.
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ื•ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื•ื—ื™ื.
06:57
The rule I made to myself at the time was that I was done at 8pm.
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ื”ื—ื•ืง ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื–ืžื ื• ื”ื™ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ื‘ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืขืจื‘.
07:03
And I forced myself to stick to it.
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ื•ื”ื›ืจื—ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืœื“ื‘ื•ืง ื‘ืฉืขื” ื”ื–ืืช.
07:06
Now people say to me,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื™,
07:07
"Really? You didn't return a single email after 8pm?
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"ื‘ืืžืช? ืœื ื”ื—ื–ืจืช ืืฃ ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืขืจื‘?
07:11
You didn't even look at your phone?"
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ืกืชื›ืœืช ื‘ืคืœืืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœืš?"
07:13
No, not once.
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ืœื, ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืคืขื ืื—ืช.
07:16
Because it was the '90s, we didn't have smartphones.
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ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-90 ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืื– ืคืœืืคื•ื ื™ื ื—ื›ืžื™ื.
07:18
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:20
I got my first smartphone in 2007.
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ืงื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืคืœืืคื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื›ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘2007.
07:23
You know, the iPhone had just come out,
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื”ืื™ื™ืคื•ืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื™ืฆื ืื–,
07:25
and I wanted a phone that was cool and hip.
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ื•ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืคืœืืคื•ืŸ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ื•ืขื“ื›ื ื™.
07:28
I got a BlackBerry.
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ืงื ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืœืงื‘ืจื™.
07:29
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ื”ืชืจื’ืฉืชื™, ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช,
07:31
I was excited, though,
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื”:
07:32
you know, my first thought was, "I get my emails wherever I am."
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"ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื".
07:35
And 24 hours later,
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ 24 ืฉืขื•ืช,
07:37
I was like, "I get my emails wherever I am."
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ "ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื".
07:39
(Laughter)
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07:41
I mean, battling ruminations was hard enough
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืงืฉื” ืžืกืคื™ืง
07:43
when they just invaded our thoughts.
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืจืง ื—ื“ืจื• ืœืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
07:45
But now they have this Trojan horse,
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ืกื•ืก ื”ื˜ืจื•ื™ืื ื™ ื”ื–ื”,
07:47
our phones, to hide within.
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ื”ืคืœืืคื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•, ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ื.
07:49
And each time we just look at our phone after hours,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืจืง ื‘ื•ื“ืงื™ื ืืช ื”ืคืœืืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
07:52
we can be reminded of work
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืชื–ื›ื•ืจืช ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
07:54
and ruminative thoughts can slip out
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ื•ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ื—ื•ืžืงื™ื ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”
07:56
and slaughter our evening or weekend.
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ื•ืจื•ืฆื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขืจื‘ ืื• ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœื ื•.
07:59
So, when you switch off,
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ืื–, ื›ืฉืืชื ืžื›ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืืฉ,
08:01
switch off your email notifications.
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ืชื›ื‘ื• ืืช ืชื–ื›ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœื›ื.
08:03
And if you have to check them, decide on when to do it,
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ื•ืื ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืื•ืชื, ืชื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืžืชื™ ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช,
08:06
so it doesn't interfere with your plans,
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ืœื ื™ืคืจื™ืขื• ืœืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
08:08
and do it only then.
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ื•ืชืขืฉื• ื–ืืช ืืš ื•ืจืง ืื–.
08:10
Cell phones aren't the only way technology is empowering rumination,
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ืคืœืืคื•ื ื™ื ืื™ื ื ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื‘ื” ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืžืขืฆื™ืžื” ืืช ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื,
08:15
because we have an even bigger fight coming.
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืงืจื‘ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืžื—ื›ื” ืœื ื•.
08:18
Telecommuting has increased 115 percent over the past decade.
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ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ืขืฆืžื” ืฆืžื—ื” ืคื™ 115 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ื‘ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ.
08:23
And it's expected to increase even more dramatically going forward.
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ื•ืฆืคื•ื™ ืฉืชืžืฉื™ืš ืœืฆืžื•ื— ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื“ืจืžื˜ื™ ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขืชื™ื“.
08:27
More and more of us are losing our physical boundary
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืชื ื• ืžืื‘ื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
08:30
between work and home.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืช.
08:32
And that means that reminders of work
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ื•ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืชื–ื›ื•ืจื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
08:34
will be able to trigger ruminations from anywhere in our home.
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ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขื•ืจืจ ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
08:38
When we lack a physical boundary between work and home,
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ื›ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ื’ื‘ื•ืœ ืคื™ื–ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืช,
08:42
we have to create a psychological one.
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื’ื‘ื•ืœ ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™.
08:45
We have to trick our mind
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•
08:47
into defining work and nonwork times and spaces.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืฉืขื•ืช ื•ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ืžื ื•ื—ื”.
08:51
So here's how you do that.
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ื”ื“ืจืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช.
08:52
First, create a defined work zone in your home,
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืฆืจื• ืžืจื—ื‘ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื•ื’ื“ืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื›ื,
08:56
even if it's tiny,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื”ื•ื ืงื˜ื ื˜ืŸ,
08:58
and try to work only there.
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ื•ืชื ืกื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืจืง ืฉื.
09:00
Try not to work on the living room couch
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ื ืกื• ืœื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ืกืคืช ื”ืกืœื•ืŸ
09:02
or on the bed
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ืื• ื‘ืžื™ื˜ื”
09:03
because really, those areas should be associated
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื‘ืืžืช, ืื•ืชื ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืžืงื•ืฉืจื™ื
09:06
with living and ... bedding.
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ืœื—ื™ื™ื ื•ืœ... ืžื™ื˜ื”.
09:08
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:09
Next, when you're working from home,
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ืฉื ื™ืช, ื›ืฉืืชื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช,
09:12
wear clothes you only wear when you're working.
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ืœื‘ืฉื• ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ืฉืืชื ืจืง ืœื•ื‘ืฉื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
09:15
And then at the end of the day,
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ื•ืื– ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื,
09:16
change clothes,
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ื”ื—ืœื™ืคื• ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื,
09:17
and use music and lighting to shift the atmosphere
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ื•ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื•ืชืื•ืจื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ื™ืจื”
09:21
from work to home.
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ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื‘ื™ืช.
09:23
Make it a ritual.
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ื”ืคื›ื• ืืช ื–ื” ืœืจื™ื˜ื•ืืœ ืงื‘ื•ืข.
09:24
Now, some of you might think that's silly.
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ื—ืœืง ืžื›ื ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืื“ื™ื•ื˜ื™.
09:27
That changing clothes and lighting
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ืฉื”ื—ืœืคืช ื”ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ื•ื”ืชืื•ืจื”
09:29
will convince my mind I'm no longer at work.
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ืชืฉื›ื ืข ืืช ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
09:31
Trust me, your mind will fall for it.
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ืชืืžื™ื ื• ืœื™, ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืคื— ื”ื–ื”.
09:34
Because we are really smart, our mind is really stupid.
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ื›ื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืžืฉ ื—ื›ืžื™ื, ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื•ื ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื™ืคืฉ.
09:36
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:37
It falls for random associations all the time, right?
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ื”ื•ื ื ื•ืคืœ ื‘ืคื— ืฉืœ ืงื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ืจื ื“ื•ืžืœื™ื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
09:40
I mean, that's why Pavlov's dog began drooling at the sound of a bell.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื›ืœื‘ ืฉืœ ืคื‘ืœื•ื‘ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืจื™ื™ืจ ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉืžืข ืฆืœื™ืœ ืคืขืžื•ืŸ.
09:44
And why TED speakers begin sweating at the sight of a red circle.
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ื•ืœืžื” ื“ื•ื‘ืจื™ TED ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ื–ื™ืข ื›ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืขื™ื’ื•ืœ ืื“ื•ื.
09:47
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:49
Now those things will help,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื•ืชื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ืกื™ื™ืขื• ืœื›ื,
09:50
but ruminations will still invade.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ื“ืจื™ื.
09:53
And when they do, you have to convert them
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช, ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืžื™ืจ ืื•ืชื
09:55
into productive forms of thinking, like problem-solving.
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ืœืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื›ืžื• ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช.
09:59
My patient Sally is a good example.
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ืžื˜ื•ืคืœืช ืฉืœื™, ืกืืœื™, ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”.
10:01
Sally was given the promotion of a lifetime,
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ืกืืœื™ ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืืช ื”ืงื™ื“ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื,
10:04
but it came with a price.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ื’ื‘ื” ืžื—ื™ืจ.
10:06
She was no longer able to pick up her daughter
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ื”ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื™ื›ืœื” ืœืืกื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื”
10:09
from school every day,
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ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื,
10:10
and that broke her heart.
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ื•ื–ื” ืฉื‘ืจ ืืช ืœื™ื‘ื”.
10:12
So she came up with a plan.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื ื”ืขืœืชื” ืชื›ื ื™ืช.
10:13
Every Tuesday and Thursday, Sally left work early,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื•ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ื”ื™ื ื™ืฆืื” ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื•ืงื“ื,
10:17
picked up her daughter from school,
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ืืกืคื” ืืช ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื” ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
10:19
played with her, fed her, bathed her and put her to bed.
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ืฉื™ื—ืงื” ืื™ืชื”, ื”ืื›ื™ืœื” ืื•ืชื”, ืงื™ืœื—ื” ืื•ืชื” ื•ื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ื” ืื•ืชื” ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ.
10:23
And then she went back to the office
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืžืฉืจื“
10:25
and worked past midnight to catch up.
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ื•ืขื‘ื“ื” ืขื“ ื—ืฆื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืกืคื™ืง ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
10:28
Only, Sally's rumination journal indicated
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ืจืง, ืฉื™ื•ืžืŸ ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืกืืœื™ ื”ืจืื”
10:31
she spent almost every minute of her quality time with her daughter
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ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืœืชื” ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืœ ื“ืงื” ืžื–ืžืŸ ื”ืื™ื›ื•ืช ืฉืœื” ืขื ื‘ืชื”
10:35
ruminating about how much work she had to do.
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ื‘ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื™ืฉ ืœื” ืœื”ืกืคื™ืง.
10:38
Ruminations often deny us our most precious moments.
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืžื•ื ืขื™ื ืžืืชื ื• ืืช ื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื ื•.
10:43
Sally's rumination, "I have so much work to do,"
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ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืกืืœื™, "ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื”ืกืคื™ืง",
10:46
is a very common one.
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ื”ื ืกื•ื’ ืžืื•ื“ ื ืคื•ืฅ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื.
10:48
And like all of them,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ื”ืฉืืจ,
10:49
it's useless and it's harmful,
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ื”ื ื—ืกืจื™ ืชื•ืขืœืช ื•ืžื–ื™ืงื™ื,
10:51
because we'd never think it when we're at work, getting stuff done.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืœื ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช.
10:55
We think it when we're outside of work,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
10:57
when we're trying to relax or do things that we find meaningful,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ื™ืจื’ืข ืื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช,
11:00
like playing with our children,
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ื›ืžื• ืžืฉื—ืง ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
11:02
or having a date night with our partner.
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ืื• ืขืจื‘ ื–ื•ื’ื™ ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื ื•.
11:05
To convert a ruminative thought into a productive one,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืจื”ื•ืจ ืœื™ืขื™ืœื”,
11:08
you have to pose it as a problem to be solved.
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื” ื›ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืœื” ืคืชืจื•ืŸ.
11:11
The problem-solving version of "I have so much work to do"
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ื’ืจืกืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœ "ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื”ืกืคื™ืง"
11:15
is a scheduling question.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืืœื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืœื•"ื–.
11:16
Like, "Where in my schedule can I fit the tasks that are troubling me?"
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ื›ืžื•, "ืื™ืคื” ื‘ืœื•"ื– ืฉืœื™ ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื“ื—ื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ืฉืžื˜ืจื™ื“ื•ืช ืื•ืชื™?"
11:20
Or, "What can I move in my schedule to make room for this more urgent thing?"
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ืื• "ืžื” ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื–ื™ื– ื‘ืœื•"ื– ืฉืœื™ ืฉื™ืืคืฉืจ ืžืงื•ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ื—ื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื”?"
11:24
Or even, "When do I have 15 minutes to go over my schedule?"
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื•, "ืื™ืคื” ื™ืฉ ืœื™ 15 ื“ืงื•ืช ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืœื•"ื– ืฉืœื™?"
11:29
All those are problems that can be solved.
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ื›ืœ ืืœื” ื”ื ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ืŸ ืคืชืจื•ืŸ.
11:33
"I have so much work to do" is not.
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"ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื”ืกืคื™ืง" ืื™ื ื” ื›ื–ืืช.
11:37
Battling rumination is hard,
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ื”ืžืื‘ืง ื‘ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ืงืฉื”,
11:39
but if you stick to your guardrails,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืืชื ื“ื‘ืงื™ื ื‘ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
11:41
if you ritualize the transition from work to home,
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ืื ืืชื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื‘ื™ืช ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื’ืœ,
11:45
and if you train yourself to convert ruminations
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ื•ืื ืืชื ืžืืžื ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ื”ืจื”ื•ืจ
11:47
into productive forms of thinking,
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ืœืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื”,
11:50
you will succeed.
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ืชืฆืœื™ื—ื•.
11:51
Banishing ruminations truly enhanced my personal life,
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ื”ืžืื‘ืง ื‘ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืขืฆื™ื ืืช ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื,
11:55
but what it enhanced even more
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ื”ืขืฆื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ
11:58
was the joy and satisfaction I get from my work.
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ื–ื” ืืช ื”ื”ื ืื” ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืง ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื•ืื‘ ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
12:02
Ground zero for creating a healthy work-life balance
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ื”ื‘ืกื™ืก ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืื™ื–ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื
12:06
is not in the real world.
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ืื™ื ื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.
12:08
It's in our head.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื ื•.
12:09
It's with ruminating.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ื.
12:11
If you want to reduce your stress and improve your quality of life,
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ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืฉืœื›ื ื•ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ืื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื,
12:15
you don't necessarily have to change your hours or your job.
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ืืชื ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื›ื ืื• ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืขืฆืžื”.
12:19
You just have to change how you think.
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ืืชื ืจืง ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืœื›ื.
12:22
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
12:23
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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