This one is so very simple yet extremely informative, and well worth reading! Just look for the adjectives. They tell the tale: * in ‘neutral’ news items on Radio, TV, Internet * what people say about themselves and others. “A horrible tragedy occurred again today…” “Someone died.” is not as manipulating exciting. “Global warming…” … Read more
Tomorrow is not all that far away. We can easily ‘see’ what tomorrow brings. Want to call someone but afraid of bad news. Wait until tomorrow. Need to pay a bill that’s expensive. Wait till tomorrow. OK, So? Take advantage of the fact you already use tomorrow to push things off. But emotionally. Worried … Read more
They put 12 large Grandfather clocks in a room. Eleven were started at exactly the same time. Tick. One was started (Tick) when the others were at Tock. Everyone left the room. Soon the one somehow altered (adjusted?) itself (!) Then all twelve were in sync. In resonance. OK, so? The dominance of … Read more
Look at the diagram. Note: Stimulus is always the same. However Response depends 100% on where the Triangle is. The more ‘left’ the Triangle is, the greater the Reaction… to the same stimulus. The more to the right, the smaller the Response /reaction. OK, so? This is a fundamental diagram /situation. Fundamental! Substitute Money … Read more
First the obvious: Stress is needed and useful in your life. Now the not-so-obvious: Distress is the single biggest contributor to shorten your life. Centenarians (people 100+ years old) overwhelmingly cite being able to effectively cope with Distress, as the MAJOR common denominator to their long, healthy lives. “The usual recommendations—not smoking, not drinking, … Read more
How to Change, Without Changing: 1. Worry about an Unsolvable-by-you situation. 2. Change your mind to stop worrying by Read-a-Book, See-a-Movie, Over-Eat, etc. However when you are done… you go right back to #1 Because you did not change. You only stopped triggering it by doing #2 You still think worry will … Read more