{"id":339,"date":"2022-12-23T01:44:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T01:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:37:01","slug":"beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn the benefits of the SfI-Practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In these videos: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evolution has left us with a negativity bias. Its effects can be reduced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern people are better served by positivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paying attention to positivity amplifies positive feelings; we feel happier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balance can be struck between realistic attention to challenges while maintaining positive feelings. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balance can be struck between the opinions of others and our own certainty about our strengths. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our words for what we like about ourselves become your positive identity. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The practice improves our relationships with ourselves and others. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaway:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The words we use become the reality we inhabit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lesson 7 Benefits of the SfI Practice Section 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O6gna1SO7qs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Notes on Practice<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>The \u201cnegativity bias\u201d is the normal tendency to give more attention to negative experiences, feelings, and outcomes than positive ones. We tend to spend more time thinking about negative things, and we tend to ascribe more importance and urgency to negative things.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Reflection Question<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Can you recall a time when the experience of a positive moment suddenly shifted your mood? Write about that experience.<br>Can you articulate the name of a strength you used during that positive moment?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of SfI-Practice Section Two<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how the practice can make your feelings about yourself and your interactions with other people more positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lesson 7 Benefits of the SfI Practice Section 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2q-l3dbAPlI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Notes on Practice<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>With a little bit of daily effort you can:&nbsp;<br><ul><li>Be more self-accepting, and comfortable with who you are.<\/li><li>Be more self-confident and assume you are doing the best you can. <\/li><li>Be more resilient after experiencing disappointments.<\/li><li>Have fewer defensive feelings. <\/li><li>Be less hurt by criticisms. <\/li><li>Create a deeper sense of equanimity and calm. <\/li><li>Be more aware of what you can change, and accept what you cannot change.<\/li><li>Appreciate diversity and multiple perspectives.<\/li><li>Feel less need to win or to be right in a disagreement.<\/li><li>Be generally more optimistic, grateful, and positive in perspective.<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kv6HkipQcfA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video <\/a>from Dr. Russ Harris [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehappinesstrap.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.thehappinesstrap.com<\/a>] is an entertaining explanation of the presence and persistence of the negativity bias.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Reflection Question<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">What benefits would you most like to get from the practice?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Articulating-Your-Strengths-practice-developing\/dp\/B086G2JW7K\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1674938625&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AYS.jpg\" alt=\"Articulating Your Strengths\" class=\"wp-image-134 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AYS.jpg 350w, https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AYS-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cGrounded in your direct experience of your positive moments, your words for your strengths will start to dominate the landscape of your sense of yourself, and that will be a very good thing.\u201d  <\/p>\n<cite>Jennifer Rose<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Articulating Your Strengths: A mindful practice for developing your positive identity\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_SYRunpUH92bDyY&#038;asin=B086G2JW7K&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-94bc23d7 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