Tag: perspective
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Prepare mentally for the day’s encounters
“When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly.” Marcus Aurelius The great stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius prepared his mind daily for what he was about to face. This is so that it became no shock to him when he…
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During your lowest moment today
“As you go about your day today, see if you can identify your lowest moment. The point in time when you are least happy, least in touch with how good your life is, or can be, most agitated, or contracted, or worried. And in that moment, see if you can bring to mind one thing…
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Seek out opposing views
“When two extreme opinions meet, the truth lies generally somewhere in the middle. Without exposure to the other side, you will naturally drift toward the extremes and away from the truth of the matter.” Annie Duke When is the last time you changed your mind on an opinion? We get caught up in our own…