Fear born out of practicality

We sometimes give in to fear disguised as practicality.

Replace "I'd love to, but..." with "I'm going to, and...". The worst that can happen is most likely manageable and nowhere close to living with never having tried.

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3 Choices You'll Regret Making a Decade From Now (They'll Affect Your Success and Happiness)

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The Art of Being Grateful on Really Hard Days

"If you're always grateful for the little things, it's hard to avoid happiness. It's a lack of gratitude that often keeps us feeling down. There's a little ritual Angel and I practice every single day, that can turn hard days into easier ones, and extremely difficult life situations into far better ones-and it won't surprise you either.

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The Ritual Of Gratitude

Setting aside time daily for practising gratitude, for the littlest of things life has bestowed us with, can have a profound effect on our minds and our lives. Things to be grateful for:

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The Painful Days

During the most painful days, or when one is upset, is procrastinating, sick or injured, or having relationship issues, it is easy to forget the good parts, and therefore extremely important to 'balance the scales' by remembering what you are grateful for.

Be thankful for having the energy and power to heal, for the time provided to you on this planet, and for the way challenges help you grow wiser.

One chooses to be grateful, focusing on the little miracles of life, no matter what the circumstances.

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A Practical Manual for Making Better Decisions

It doesn't matter what field you're in, how experienced you are, or how much control you like to exert over your life--everyone can stand to be a better decision maker. Making "better" decisions will get you closer to your goals, land you in more appropriate, comfortable situations, and ultimately lend you a more rewarding life.

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"Good" Decisions

Logical decisions tend to trump emotional ones, since emotions can sometimes make us biased or see things in an inaccurate light.
Thought-out decisions tend to trump ...

Step away from the problem

Distancing yourself from a problem can help you face it in a more objective way.

Instead of remaining in your own frame of mind, consider yourself as an outside observer, such as a friend giving advice or a fly on the wall. Removing yourself in this way helps you filter out some of your cognitive biases and lean you toward a more rational decision.

Give yourself some time

Accuracy and reliability in decision making tends to increase if you first give yourself some time to decompress and collect yourself.

This may also help you remove yourself from the problem, knocking out two of these strategies at a time.

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