Between the ongoing pandemic, the fires on the West Coast and a whole host of other things, it's a stressful time to be alive. It's easy to get wrapped up in all the negativity, but according to psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist Daniel Amen, these “unhealthy thinking patterns” could have detrimental long-term effects.
Dr. Amen, the author of books like Change Your Brain Change Your Life, told CNBC Make It about the concept of ANTs, or automatic negative thoughts (the kind of thoughts that pop into your mind and throw you off balance. “We call it killing ‘ANTs,’” Dr. Amen says of his methods for dealing with all of the negativity and keeping our brains sharp. One such method? Playing ping pong.
