The television isn’t all bad—you can train yourself to react in threatening situations by watching movies and TV. Our brains contain “mirror neurons” that fire in reaction to observed responses as if we were actually doing them. So if a character in a film breaks a window with a chair and helps some kids to safety, replay the scene a few minutes and rehearse it in your mind. “Be the hero of your own movie.” “Tell yourself, if I’m ever in this situation, that’s what I’m going to do. This is how successful military and law-enforcement personnel prepare.”
