Category: Motivation
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Suffering, Happiness, and the Hedonic Treadmill
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Why, God, why??? Why won’t you take away my pain? Why won’t you heal me? Why won’t you change my husband and my kids? Why won’t you change my circumstances? WHY WON’T YOU FIX MY PROBLEMS?? When God Won’t Remove the Problem (yet) I’ve been listening to an audiobook by…
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Schadenfreude – “Damage Joy” – Happiness When Others Fail
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Schaden – what? Ever felt secretly glad that something bad was happening to somebody else? Then you are no stranger to schadenfreude! Schadenfreude – a German word meaning “damage” and “joy”. In other words, it’s that feeling of happiness when somebody bad happens to somebody else. You’ve felt it. And…
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I Wasn’t Feeling Snippy Until You Suggested It!
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“Why are you being so snippy?!” Huh? Me, snippy? I wasn’t feeling snippy at all. I merely made a suggestion that I thought would help! But you know what… now that you said that… I’m annoyed. I didn’t appreciate that. I’m feeling a little grumpy. In fact… I’m feeling snippy.…
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“I Want It Perfect!” – How to Hinder Your Progress
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“Perfect is the enemy of good.” I’m not sure who said that. It’s been attributed to Voltaire. I first heard it on an episode of “Blue Bloods.” What’s Wrong with Perfect? It sets the bar so high that it is impossible to reach it. If it’s an unattainable goal, you’ll…
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Motivating Others
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Ever get frustrated with a family member’s behavior and want them to change? So you decide to take the direct approach. You tell them what’s bothering you. You let them know what they’ve done wrong and how you would like them to change. And when that doesn’t work the first…