ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
2024 August Update: I have been going through the DVD set again and summarising it so have a look below to the live sessions as I update them in due course. Note: Around 2005-2007 I was getting out of a bad place. David Deangelo and Dr. Paul Dobransky taught me something deeper than this. One … Read more
The first part is about dealing with insults and putdowns while the second goes deeper into responses. Part 1 – How to Deal With Insults and Put-Downs by Neel Burton Insults can be physical, such as punching, slapping, or spitting. More usually, they are verbal, whether direct or indirect. Examples of indirect verbal insults are … Read more
My Notes:– Reframes negotiating as a good thing and you can use it anywhere! Gyms, credit cards, phone companies, etc. – Gives you scrips you can good. Links with other goodies below. – Build rapport by talking about how long you’ve been with them. Stay cool. – Ask what else can they do or offer. … Read more
Author: Richard Weissbourd, a Harvard psychologist with the graduate school of education, and the Making Caring Common Project have come up with recommendations about how to raise children to become caring, respectful and responsible adults. 1. Make caring for others a priority Why? Parents tend to prioritize their children’s happiness and achievements over their children’s concern for … Read more
“THERE’S A STRONG ASSUMPTION STILL THAT EXERTING SELF-CONTROL IS BENEFICIAL … AND WE’RE SHOWING IN THE LONG TERM, IT’S NOT” Studies have found that trying to teach people to resist temptation either only has short-term gains or can be an outright failure. “We don’t seem to be all that good at [self-control],” Brian Galla, a psychologist at the … Read more
Self-Esteem – The School of Life – Liking ourselves is crucial to our wellbeing. – People you don’t have perfect bodies or anything love themselves so much. While some people with everything you could wish for still feel they need to achieve to ‘earn’ love and respect. – 3 factors: 1. What your same sex … Read more
