At the beginning of the Ted Talk, Amy Morin talks about her friend, who lives in a beautiful house and goes on these amazing vacations. Maybe you scroll through your Facebook feeds and role your eyes. Researched have found that envying your friends on Facebook actually leads to depression. That is just one trap your mind could set for you. I didn’t know this, I thought it was very interesting. I don’t have a Facebook account, so do not have to worry about this right now, but I surely will later in life.
After a while, Amy Morin talks about the her background. When she was 23, she thought she had everything figured out. She graduated from Grad School, got a job as a therapist, got married, and even bought a house. She thought, “This is great. I have got a jumpstart on success. That all changed for her one day, when her mother was found unresponsive. Amy and her husband rushed to the hospital. The doctors said she had a brain aneurysm. In less then 24 hours, she passed away. I thought this was really sad. One day and everything turns upside down.
On the 3-year anniversary of her death, a few friends invited Amy and her husband to see a ball game. Coincidentally, it was being played in the same auditorium where Amy had last seen her mother. Amy and her husband had a great time at the ball game. On the drive home, they discussed how great it was to remember her mother. When they got home, Amy’s husband said he didn’t feel well. A few minutes later, he collapsed. Amy had to call an ambulance. A few hours later, an doctor took Amy and her husband’s family into an private room. He explained her husband had died due to an heart attack.
Amy explains that to be mentally strong, you have to give up bad habits. Being mentally strong is like being physically strong, you have to go to the gym and stop eating junk food. So how do you get rid of those bad habits?