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How to find purpose and meaning in life
How to cultivate gratitude
Techniques for managing negative thoughts
Solution
The best way to stop the chain reaction of the negativity is to immediately tell yourself to stop and start thinking about the positive side of the seemingly negative event. In the above example, what I could have done is thinking about the good of Stockholm. The underground is less crowded, the city is less noisy and it has really fresh air - thanks to the trees!
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Too many complaints
Complaint, complaint and complaint. All these complaints and negative thoughts didn’t only create a very bad start of my day - it actually made my whole day a living hell.
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Problem in complaining
The point here is- sometimes we focus too much on the negative side of things without knowing that every single negative event in your life actually comes with something positive. It’s like a package or buy 1 get 1 free. By changing your way to see things, you will suddenly notice life is full of...
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Complaining doesn't do any good
I used to complain a lot - it could be about the weather, the traffic, the people on the train and even the coffee from my favorite café. When I think back now, my mind was full of thoughts like:
Complaint, complaint and complaint. All these complaints and negative thoughts didn’t only cre...
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Examples of Complaining
“The train is late again.”
“It’s going to rain again today.”
“As expected, the bus is jam-packed!”
“Damn it, the coffee is way too hot!”
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These ideas can be life changing for a person as it doesn't give you a productivity hack or technique to stop procrastination . It give you the idea to see life with a different perspective
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