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Exchanging 'have to' for 'want'
The second big recommendation professor Roth makes is to exchange the expression “I have to do” for “I want to do” When you say “I have to do” you put yourself in the realm of obligation.
That’s very discouraging. It means that you might want one thing, but you have to do something else, even though you don’t want to. So using have to starts you off in an emotionally uncomfortable place.
Bernard Roth says that if you do something, it’s never because you’re truly obligated to; you’ve chosen to. So by getting rid of the expression, you take responsibility for the life you live.
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How to take 'have to' out of your vocabulary
- Switch “I have to finish this ” for “I want to finish this"
- Replace “I have to be patient with my partner” with “I want to be patient with my partner”
- Exchange “I have to exercise” for “I want to exercise
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Take 'but' out of your vocabulary
The word but is an adversative conjunction. That means that it puts two ideas together, opposing each other, whether to add a detail to a statement, give it more depth, or contradict it. If we look at it from a psychological point of view, we usually use this wor...
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Your vocabulary can lead either to success or failure
It makes sense if you think about how, without realizing it, we all use set phrases, unaware of how they shape the way we think and look at reality. If you change the way you talk about reality, you might also be able to change your life.
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