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Adjusting Expectations
Yesterday, I received a great reminder about the power of expectations. Someone at my job told me that negative emotions tend to arise when there’s a difference between one’s expectations and one’s situation. For example, if I’m driving during rush … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Adjusting Expectations, emotions, expectations, habits, inner peace, situations
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The Fork Theory
I recently learned of the Fork Theory through a post on social media. Earlier today, I found out that Jenrose originally posted about this brilliant concept in 2018. Although I also appreciate the Spoon Theory (linked below), I think the … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged burnout, Jenrose, misery, problems, self-care, solving problems, Spoon Theory, The Fork Theory
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Some of My Contradictions
These are some of the contradictions I’ve noticed within myself. I don’t fault myself for having these contradictions. As far as I can tell, everyone has some inconsistencies, so that may just be part of the human experience. Maybe it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Consistency, contradictions, journey, self-awareness, self-discovery, self-love, Some of My Contradictions
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4 Books Everyone Should Read Right Now
Things seem to be getting crazier out there, or maybe it’s just me. I try to stay out of the worst of it as much as I can but I feel that I should say something about it. Thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 4 Books Everyone Should Read Right Now, cycles, empathy, generations, healing, Jonathan Haidt, Letting Go, peace, psychology, The Fourth Turning, The Righteous Mind, understanding, Viktor Frankl
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Just Relax
Being able to relax in difficult situations makes them much easier to handle. I started thinking about this on two separate occasions earlier in the week. The first situation took place in the shower. Whenever I take a cold shower, … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged breathe, cold showers, Just Relax, Never Split the Difference, relaxation
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Gentle Guidance
This is a wonderful short story from How to Win Friends and Influence People. It does a great job showing how the power of gentle guidance and kindness works much better than force and brutality. I’ve been thinking of this … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged compassion, force, Gentle Guidance, guidance, How to Win Friends and Influence People, peace, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Contrarian Game
Something I’ve found useful for avoiding the ideology trap is playing the contrarian game. This simply involves arguing against whatever opinions I come across or think about even if I happen to agree with them. Doing so forces me to … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged contrarian, empathy, opinions, perspectives, positions, Presence, The Contrarian Game
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The Difficulty of Giving Good Advice
At this point, I’m more cautious about giving advice than I’ve ever been before. This doesn’t meant that I never give advice. I’m happy to offer advice if someone asks for it and I can be of help to them. … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, comfort, Encouragement, growth, progress, support, The Difficulty of Giving Good Advice
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Acting Intentionally Instead of Automatically
Daylight saving time has got me thinking about how powerful forces outside ourselves can be. Most people I talk to regularly never say anything about daylight saving time and it hardly ever crosses my mind except when the clocks change. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acting Intentionally Instead of Automatically, culture, Daylight Saving Time, habits, history, intentional, proactive, reactive, routines, tradition
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Stephen Covey: A Paradigm Shift
This is a story that Stephen Covey uses in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to demonstrate the power of paradigm shifts. Notice that nothing changes in the story except Covey’s perception on the situation; that one change made … Continue reading
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Tagged kindness, pain, paradigm shift, perception, perspective, Stephen Covey, Stephen Covey: A Paradigm Shift, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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