Leading Thoughts for February 5, 2026

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

Brad Stulberg on being patient:

“Remember that doing stuff for the sake of doing stuff isn’t progress. It’s just doing stuff. Be patient, you’ll get there faster.”

Source: The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds—Not Crushes—Your Soul

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Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar on ruminating:

“When a big change occurs, our negative thoughts can take on a life of their own, nestling into our psyches and stoking our biggest fears. This is known as rumination, and it can involve obsessively rehashing something in the past, grappling with perceived problems in the present, or catastrophizing an imagined future. When we ruminate, we keep going over and over the same negative thoughts, and we get stuck in a loop. Our brain trick us into believing we’re making progress on our problem when we’re often just making things worse.”

Source: The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans

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