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7 Assumptions Smart People Never Make
De-Stressing
If you don’t take time to de-stress your brain, something’s going to snap, mentally or physically. Successful people internalize that reality and build time for de-stressing into their lives.
Mediate, run, walk, do yoga, swim, write, knit, dance, take a long drive. Whatever it is that allows your brain to relax and reboot, make sure you do it at least once a day.
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Types of lies
- White Lies. People tell white lies claiming to be tactful or polite.
- Broken Promises. Failure to keep one’s spoken commitment or promise.
- The Lie of Fabrication. Telling others something you don’t know for sure is true.
- The Bold-Faced Lie. Telling something that everyone knows is a lie.
- The Lying in Exaggeration. Enhancing a truth by adding lies to it.
- Lies of Deception. A deceiver tries to create an impression that causes others to be misled, by not telling all the facts, or by creating a false impression.
- Plagiarism. Copying someone else’s work and calling it your own.
- Compulsive Lying. Tell their mistruths even when telling the truth would be easier and better.
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10-minute night routine
- Decide the time you’re going to wake up and set the alarm for that time (put your alarm clock in a different room so you physically have to get out of bed to turn it off).
- Have a few key objectives for your morning.
- Set up literally everything that needs to be set up so that you don’t have to waste mental energy during your morning.
Design trumps willpower
Your behavior defaults to what is most convenient.
For example, if there is junk food in your fridge, you’re probably going to eat it. However, if there is junk food sitting right on top of your kitchen counter or table , your chances of eating it skyrocket.
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Women And Therapy
Mostly women go to therapy. This is true as women more often receive therapy because there is less stigma preventing them from doing so. Conversely, societal pressures make men ambivalent to therapy.
Therapy Goers And Medication
Most mental health professionals treat mental illness by combining psychotherapy and medication or by therapy alone. Many clients choose the latter when they don’t need medication or think of it as burdensome.
Willing To Listen
Untrained people can’t offer the same mental health benefits as a mental health professional could.
Your mental health is too big a responsibility to place on the people in your life. They will be there for you during hard times, but shouldn’t be a substitute for therapy.