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Six simple thinking styles that transform you into a relaxed badass

The thinking styles or mantras that changed my life for the better

Alex Mathers
4 min readSep 16, 2024

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It’s often thought that personality is something we’re born with. An unchanging, concrete aspect of who we are.

Some parts of personality are tied to genes, yes. But 95% of the rest of who we are and how we behave are rooted to how and what we think.

And we can live an entirely different experience depending on how we choose to use our thoughts.

The following thinking styles or mantras can change your life for the better:

I am unaffected by all outcomes.

One of the most attractive traits in a human is being OK with the outcome of things, regardless of what it is.

They are outcome-independent. When we can keep calm when things aren’t going our way, this garners respect because it brings harmony to (and diffuses) the situation. It is not always easy to do.

When we observe outcome independence as a daily habit, we find ourselves less stressed and more creative and respect ourselves more.

If something doesn’t work out, we shrug and move on.

Other people can do and be…

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Alex Mathers

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