#54 | A stable mental immune system

"If you check your phone more than 7 times, you're more likely to take bad news with you to sleep."

Whether at the bus stop, on the sofa or at any other opportunity: before we get bored, we check news portals and social news feeds. But wherever we look - bad news. The motto: somehow keep your head up. But with all the wars, climate struggles and diseases, how can we sleep peacefully or have hope for a better future? 

"In a negative world, we need to make the positive heard in greater numbers."

Our guest in the latest SMP LeaderTalk advises us to consume media more consciously and learn how our mental immune system works. Prof. Dr. Volker Busch is a psychologist, neuroscientist and author - and our guest for the second time. Busch has written a new book, which he will be discussing with Georgiy Michailov: "Cheer up!" - a book that can help anyone to move forward with positivity and mental health in times of crisis.

"A small amount of uncertainty leads us to be more creative and try harder."

In this episode, Busch gives specific practical tips on how to keep our heads up. The conversation also covers how to deal with insecurity, insomnia and brooding. And about the fact that Nietzsche's famous quote should better read: "Everything that doesn't kill you makes you smarter." 

*Video only in German