Lesson 3: Reframing Your Experiences | Ethan Kross
October 13, 2025
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as posted by the channelBaseball legend Wade Boggs is credited with saying, “Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life.”
Psychologist Ethan Kross agrees, explaining that when faced with difficult situations, people tend to either see stressors as threats or challenges. In this video lesson, he explores why adopting the challenge mindset is more advantageous and offers suggestions for how to make this mental shift.
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About Ethan Kross:
Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor and bestselling author in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions and relationships.
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