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How To Motivate Yourself: 3 Steps Backed By Science. You make goals… but then you procrastinate.
You write a to-do list… but then you don’t follow through. And this happens again and again and again. Seriously, what’s the problem? Why are we so good at thinking of what to do but so terrible at actually doing those things? The problem is you’re skipping an essential step. The Mistake Every Productivity System Makes Productivity systems rarely take emotions into account. We can’t ignore our emotions. And we can’t fight our feelings. Via The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking: …when experimental subjects are told of an unhappy event, but then instructed to try not to feel sad about it, they end up feeling worse than people who are informed of the event, but given no instructions about how to feel. So what does the unavoidable power of feelings mean for motivation?
In their book Switch, Chip and Dan Heath say that emotions are an essential part of executing any plan: Focus on emotions. 1) Get Positive It’s optimism. 7 Ways You Can Easily Increase Your Willpower. In general, people have an overly positive vision of themselves and their abilities.
But what’s the one thing surveys show most everyone will admit they have a problem with? Self-control. And who is most likely to give in to temptation? Ironically, it’s the people who think they have the most willpower. Improve Your Life: What 10 Things Should You Do Every Day To Improve Your Life? 10 things that scientific research shows can help improve your life. 1) Get out in nature You probably seriously underestimate how important this is.
(Actually, there’s research that says you do.) Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your memory and may even make you a better person. 2) Exercise We all know how important this is, but few people do it consistently. 3) Spend time with friends and family Harvard happiness expert Daniel Gilbert identified this as one of the biggest sources of happiness in our lives. 4) Express gratitude It will make you happier.
It will improve your relationships. It can make you a better person. It can make life better for everyone around you. 5) Meditate Meditation can increase happiness, meaning in life, social support and attention span while reducing anger, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Self-control and motivation. Kindness/Empathy. Random Acts of Kindness Caught on Security Cameras all over the world! Random Acts of Kindness. Start A Kindness Journal Or Blog "No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
" -Aesop Volunteer At A Food Bank There are many ways to help your local food bank. Obviously, providing canned goods is a great way. Learn About A New Holiday Don't know the significance behind a certain holiday celebration? Be A Welcoming Neighbor “...A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human beings. Attend An Event Attend an event important to your loved one. Buy Something For The Person In Line Behind You. We have almost all been in line waiting to pay and get our food so we can eat and get on with our busy lives. Make Blankets For The Homeless "Act as if what you do makes a difference. Donate A Book Help us celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week!
Share A Toy Or Game "Sharing is caring. " Be Grateful "Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. " Be a grateful person. Complain Less Return Lost Belongings To The Owner Cook A Healthy Meal. 7 STAGES OF GRIEF. The final stage model we have included is the "7 stages of grief".
Once again, it is important to interpret the stages loosely, and expect much individual variation. There is no neat progression from one stage to the next. In reality, there is much looping back, or stages can hit at the same time, or occur out of order. What Does Your Body Language Say About You? How To Read Signs and Recognize Gestures - Jinxi Boo - Jinxi Boo. Art by LaetitziaAs we all know, communication is essential in society.
Advancements in technology have transformed the way that we correspond with others in the modern world. Because of the constant buzz in our technological world, it's easy to forget how important communicating face-to-face is. When conversing old-school style, it's not only speech we verbalize that matters, but what our nonverbal gestures articulate as well. Body language is truly a language of its own. We all have quirks and habits that are uniquely our own. 10% from what the person actually says40% from the tone and speed of voice50% is from their body language.
Lowering one's head can signal a lack of confidence. 7 Must-Read Books on the Art & Science of Happiness. By Maria Popova From Plato to Buddha, or what imperfection has to do with the neuroscience of the good life.
If you, like me, are fascinated by the human quest to understand the underpinnings of happiness but break out in hives at the mere mention of self-help books, you’re in luck: I’ve sifted through my personal library, a decade’s worth of obsessive reading, to surface seven essential books on the art and science of happiness, rooted in solid science, contemporary philosophy and cross-disciplinary insight. From psychology and neuroscience to sociology and cultural anthropology to behavioral economics, these essential reads illuminate the most fundamental aspiration of all human existence: How to avoid suffering and foster lasting well-being. The question of what makes us happy is likely as old as human cognition itself and has occupied the minds of philosophers, prophets and scientists for millennia.
Human rationality depends critically on sophisticated emotionality. My Favorite's GREEN. 6 Acupressure Regions to Get Rid of Migraine and Headaches.