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now agree to put the wellbeing of the relationship above pride or emotion and to work together in navigating mistakes and misunderstandings with the explicit goal of keeping the relationship intact.
Adam Smith • Slaying Your Fear: A guide for people who grapple with insecurity
What we need to know to be able to fix any marriage is: Their Prime Directives (the needs that, once fulfilled, make them fall in love) Their Thorns (the hurts that are leading to their resentment) Their Fears (the real motivations why they feel they need to walk away) Their Beliefs (about you, the relationship, and if applicable, the affair partne
... See moreAndre Santos • Save Your Marriage Alone
in its recruiting, it looks for “SWANs”: people who are Smart, Work hard, are Ambitious, and Nice.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
la meilleure manière de comprendre la psychologie d’autrui est d’appliquer la matrice des cinq grands traits de personnalité. Ce « big five » est le suivant : l’ouverture à l’expérience, la conscienciosité, l’extraversion, l’agréabilité et le névrosisme. Concernant le choix de son partenaire, les deux derniers traits sont les plus importants. Selon
... See moreAnatole Muchnik • La deuxième montagne : Si la réussite n'était pas là où vous le pensiez ? (French Edition)
crystallized intelligence. This is defined as the ability to use a stock of knowledge learned in the past.
Arthur C. Brooks • From Strength to Strength
Insights from both individual therapy and couples therapy can help
Dr Julie Smith • Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The Sunday Times bestseller, with over 1 million copies sold
A crucial component of a holistic approach to individual development is a map or model of psychological wholeness. Without one, there's no systematic way to assess what elements of wholeness are missing. We need a map or model that is sensible, functional, sufficiently differentiated and nuanced, and both realistic and inclusive of the exceptional.
... See moreBill Plotkin • Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World
You can think of your aptitudes as both general and personal. As human beings we are all born with more or less the same basic kit.