Key Moment: How To Break the Habit of Negative Thinking

Key Moment: How To Break the Habit of Negative Thinking

July 8, 2026 · 7 min

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The episode discusses the importance of our relationship with thought and how to break the habit of negative thinking.

This is an excerpt from E175 of the Thinking Mind Podcast. In this episode, Alex is joined by Professor Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva, Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and one of the world’s leading researchers on the neuroscience of thought. We explore why our relationship with thought may be one of the most important factors in our wellbeing. Kalina explains why spontaneous thought — mind-wandering, daydreaming, creativity and even dreaming — is far more import...

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