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Our minds are not designed for the modern world. The incredible pace of human civilization has far outrun nature’s ability to update the design of our brains to help us cope with it. I’m convinced this is a big part of the reason why one in four people in the US experiences a mental health problem each year. Our minds are overloaded. We’re bombarded by information and mentally drained by constant demands on our energy and time. If we want to be healthy, it’s critical that we honor one of the body’s most powerful yet fragile organs—the brain.

This is why, on each of your Feel Better Days, I’d like you to spend five minutes focusing on your mind. It’s completely up to you to decide when to do these exercises. My recommendation, though, is that you do them in the morning. It’s not uncommon for us to wake up still full of thoughts and anxieties that our subconscious minds have been churning over all night. You may have been watching the news just before bed or got into a debate online, and this can have an impact on how you feel the next morning. It can lead us to feel panicky and unsettled about the day ahead, which starts us off on a bad foot and makes it less likely that we’ll make good choices during it. Just five minutes in the morning can help dramatically improve mood, and that’s going to increase our chances of having a truly fantastic day.