Suffering has clear causes in your brain and body, so if you change its causes, you’ll suffer a lot less. And you can change those causes. - Rick Hanson

Therefore, you can use your mind to change your brain to benefit your mind — and everyone else

Being for yourself simply means that you care about yourself. You wish to feel happy instead of worried, sad, guilty, or angry. You want people to treat you well instead of badly. You want to help your future self — the person you’ll be next week, next year, next decade — to have as good a life as possible.

we evolved to pay great attention to unpleasant experiences. This negativity bias overlooks good news, highlights bad news, and creates anxiety and pessimism.