{"id":81010,"date":"2023-10-03T17:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=81010"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:36:51","slug":"the-burnt-toast-theory-will-help-you-see-life-on-the-bright-side","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-burnt-toast-theory-will-help-you-see-life-on-the-bright-side\/","title":{"rendered":"The Burnt Toast Theory Will Help You See Life on the Bright Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In life, there are good and bad days. But sometimes, little inconveniences accumulate and everything seems to be working\u00a0against us<\/strong>, forcing us to have a bad day. In those moments, it\u2019s not always easy to stay positive<\/a> and see the good side of life. That\u2019s where the burnt toast theory comes in \u2014 as showcased by a TikTok influencer as a way to put things into perspective.<\/p>\n

As Glamour UK<\/em><\/a> reported, it simply involves accepting bad things<\/strong> when they happen, and telling yourself that there is a good reason<\/strong> for them; That this incident, be it very unpleasant, had to happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a viral video, TikToker Ingrid, also known as @offthe__grid, explains how this theory helped her understand some of her hardships.\u00a0\u201cI recently learned about the burnt toast theory, and it’s really been helping me accept things that are out of my control,\u201d\u00a0<\/i>she explained.\u00a0\u201cBurnt toast theory is the idea that if you\u00a0burn your toast before work, and it adds five to 10 minutes to your trip,\u00a0it’s actually saving you from something catastrophic.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Maybe the time you took to throw away your burnt toast and clean your toaster saved you from a car accident that happened at the same time, or from an earthquake or a building collapsing. You can see this as a sign from life and destiny<\/strong> that put you in this not-so-nice situation to avoid something worse.<\/p>\n

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@offthe__grid<\/a> Monday morning thoughts\u2026 shoutout to the internet for sharing this wisdom so passing it along \ud83d\udc96\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83e\ude79 #therapytiktok<\/a> #advice<\/a> #anxiousattachment<\/a> #fyp<\/a> \u266c original sound – Ingrid<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The burnt toast theory: The art of putting things into perspective daily<\/h2>\n

\u201cI’ve often struggled with accepting things that are out of my control, and I’ve struggled with being an anxious person at times. But adopting this and really thinking about it when I might be upset about something that is out of my control has really grounded me and allowed me to just have a little bit more peace in my life. Of course, you won’t know exactly what the burnt toast has saved you from, but that’s not the point. The point is to allow you to accept things in life that are completely out of your control. Give you more peace and ground you,\u201d <\/i>the TikToker\u00a0continued.<\/p>\n

This is a way of learning to be more optimistic<\/a> and toning down some of the things that happen to us. It’ll teach you to experience hardships and still move on by simply thinking that these hardships happened for a reason to save you from something that\u00a0could have been much worse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42690,"featured_media":81011,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[6939,38,16],"yoast_head":"\nThe Burnt Toast Theory Will Help You See Life on the Bright Side<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The burnt toast theory is a 100% positivity theory that\u2019s gone viral on TikTok. 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