#2. You cannot have two thoughts at the same time
Take a pen and place it on the right side of the table. Then take a pencil and place it at the left side of the table. Think to yourself – “I want to write with the pen.” Then think to yourself – “I want to write with the pencil.” Then try to run the thoughts together at the same time. What you’ll find is that you can’t. If you tried hard enough, you could feel your brain switching and mixing the thoughts up very quickly – trying to push them through together at the same time – but it simply can’t do it. The reason is because the brain can’t consciously process two thoughts at the same time. That simply means what ever thought the brain turns on – you can turn off by adding a different thought. Practice blocking and countering negative thoughts with positive thoughts. The more you practice the better you get. Eventually, you will condition your brain to expect a flood of positive thoughts for every negative thought it produces. Try it!