Tag: reflection
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Why you should believe in others
“If we take man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take man as he should be, we make him capable of what he can be.” Viktor Frankl Viktor Frankl was a neurologist and psychiatrist who developed the psychotherapy approach Logotheraphy, which is based on the idea that the primary motivation for…
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You are what you choose to become
“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” Carl Jung It’s time to let go of what happened in the past. Maybe you accepted the wrong job and got stuck in an unfulfilling career. Perhaps you made terrible choices which cost you some relationships, time or money. It’s important…
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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…
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Traps of comparison
“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.” Jordan Peterson It’s a common trap to start comparing ourselves to others. We think this or that person is more successful and happier than us. Do we really know this for sure? We can really only see one aspect of a…
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Get curious
“Be curious, not judgmental.” Walt Whitman Do you ever catch yourself judging others for their behaviour? Maybe someone was late for an important meeting, or somebody was acting cold towards you. You jump to conclusions… The person was late because they are lazy, or they don’t care about the meeting. The person acting cold is…
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React to judgments not events
“If any external thing causes you distress, it is not the thing itself that troubles you, but your own judgment about it. And this you have the power to eliminate now.” Marcus Aurelius The stoics are the most practical practical of philosophers. Even though it was written almost 2,000 years ago, Marcus Aurelius’ book Meditations…
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Nobody knows anything
Know it alls “Nobody knows anything…… Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work. Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.” William Goldman Many people give off the idea that they have it all figured out. They could be successful…
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The opportunity cost of time
“Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.” Charlie Munger Do you ever consider the cost of the actions you don’t take? Economists are known as rational decision makers. They outline the importance of considering opportunity costs when making decisions. Rather than only considering the cost of an action, we should also consider the cost…