Thinking Traps

Mind Traps

A quiz about unlocking your brain using mindfulness!

Open Ended

What do you think of when you hear the words "mind trap"?

Videos about mind traps:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDcSTuNgZX0&feature=emb_title

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfrvrNekzLE&feature=emb_title

Examples of mind traps:

• Polarized thinking

• Emotional Reasoning

• Mind Reading

• Pervasiveness

• Permanence

What do you notice?

Multiple Choice

Thinking there are only two options and only one can be true is an example of:

• Emotional Reasoning

• Polarized Thinking

• Permanence

• Mind Reading

What do you notice?

Fill in the Blanks

What do you notice?

Poll

I think I am in trouble when I hear the teacher say my name.

• Always true

• Sometimes true

• Usually not true

• Never true

What do you notice?

Open Ended

What's something you have judged or decided you don't like based on just one experience? (Example: I had a really bad piece of pizza, so I decided I hate Italian food.)

What do you notice?

Open Ended

What's one thing you can do to escape from a mind trap?