Conclusion

• Communication skills: first listen and observe, and then speak, write, and interact effectively with others.
• Perspective-taking skills: take on someone else's point of view when thinking and acting.
• Analytical and critical thinking: analyze (processing data and facts into inf...

• Use self-distancing language:  refer to yourself in the second or third-person.
• Try to view the situation from an alternative viewpoint, that is different from your own.
• Try to visualize the perspective of  someone you admire, and then ask yourself what w...

Avoid thinking about changing a habit, but instead think about changing your self-conception.

Pros:

•  “I’m a healthy person now,” for example can trigger eating better, exercising more and quitting smoking and drinking all at once.
• If successful, these...