Christina
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Christina
Our struggle switch is like an emotional amplifier—switch it ON and we can have anger about our anxiety, anxiety about our anger, depression about our depression, or guilt about our guilt.
Russ Harris • The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living
Steal five dollars and you were a petty thief. Steal thousands of dollars and you were either a government or a hero.
Terry Pratchett • Going Postal: The hilarious novel from the fantastically funny Terry Pratchett (Discworld series Book 33)
the sense of fighting against time, the sense of being hounded by or oppressed by time — that is a very modern thing.
I think it’s a thing that people in the medieval period, for example, just wouldn’t have had to trouble with. This specific sense of racing against time — of trying to get on top of our lives and in control — and to make this the... See more
I think it’s a thing that people in the medieval period, for example, just wouldn’t have had to trouble with. This specific sense of racing against time — of trying to get on top of our lives and in control — and to make this the... See more
Opinion | Burned Out? Start Here.
whether a thought is true is not that important. Far more important is whether it’s helpful.
Russ Harris • The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living
The three basic steps of expansion are: observe your feelings, breathe into them, and allow them to come and go.
Russ Harris • The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living
these control strategies have three significant costs: 1. They take up a lot of time and energy and are usually ineffective in the long run. 2. We feel silly, defective, or weak-minded because the thoughts/feelings we’re trying to get rid of keep coming back. 3. Many strategies that decrease unpleasant feelings in the short-term actually lower our
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Does it help me to be the person I want to be?
Russ Harris • The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living
Notice that you haven’t challenged the thought at all. You haven’t tried to get rid of it, debated whether it’s true or false, or tried to replace it with a positive thought.