Negative thinking traps really impact our ability to persevere during challenging situations. Review growth mindset vs. fixed mindset, then learn more about the thinking traps.
Do you recognize any that take over your thinking?
Looking at things in a way that makes them seem bigger or smaller than they really are.
Thinking about only the negative parts of things
Blaming others for things that are your responsibility.
Making predictions about what will happen in the future without enough evidence.
Looking at things in only extreme or opposite ways (e.g., thinking of things as being good or bad, never or always, all or none, friend or enemy)
Blaming yourself for things that are not your fault or thinking things are about you when they are not.
Thinking you have problems that one one else understands.
Judging something based on one experience with it.