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This often doesn’t work
When we want someone to change for the better, we often try to argue with them, to pursuade them towards our way of thinking. But often this doesn’t work and can actually have the opposite effect to which you intend. When we try to persuade people through argument, they usually get more stubborn and entrenched…
Expect the worst, all else is a bonus
Yesterday, I was reading about the Stoics, and it was common practice to expect the worst. For example, that could mean falling into poverty, dealing with difficult people or even getting sick. This practice of expecting the worst may seem like a strange habit to do, but in reality it actually protects us. Because when…
All psychological problems at heart, are spiritual problems
I’ve been seeing a talking therapist for over a year now and she’s a clinical psychologist. She has been wonderful in helping me, and pointing me in the right direction towards a better life. For example she got me to reconsider religion, so I spoke to a Catholic priest in my local town of Washington…
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