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Thoughts and Beliefs
Thoughts are the things you say to yourself in your mind. It is an important part of the quality of life and as a way to achieve something. Thoughts can create emotional feelings.
Beliefs are sometimes classified as a propositional statement in your head. Others see it as a probability. Still, others might say beliefs don't really exist in our heads at all. Yet it is a central part of self-improvement.
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Emotional Self-Regulation
Much of self-improvement has to do with managing or listening to our emotions.
Emotional self-regulation includes overcoming fears and anxieties or dealing with motivation and willpower even if they are separate from subjective feelings. The way you think about things affects how ...
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Goal-Setting
Goal-setting is required to decide what you want and planning how to get there. Just having an idea of what you want to achieve is usually not enough. Setting a goal needs to be paired with plans, systems, or habits to make it achievable.
Goal-setting should be SMART (Specific, Measurea...
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Habits
Habits form a core idea in behavior change. It requires that you change your behavior by regularly doing something.
To get fit, you need to have a habit of eating well and exercising. To have loving relationships, you need good habits of communication.
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Learning
Learning is a synonym for studying. But it is also a basic psychological process: Every time we change from experience, we get better, we're learning.
Learning is a core concept of self-improvement because it's how we understand the other tools better.
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Systems
Systems organize your behavior and decisions with formal rules. They are often built off of concepts of scientific management and organizational theory, but it is applied to your personal life.
A productivity system is one type of system that is aimed at helping you get work done ...
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Values and Meaning
A core concept of self-improvement is considering the purposes themselves.
- It is considering what you ought to value in life. You might want to change some of your vices and enhance your virtues. You might decide happiness is the meaning of life or how you fe...
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Our Thoughts and Beliefs
Our beliefs and language have to be monitored carefully.
“As long as we persist in saying, “I can’t afford that car, that trip to Europe, that home, that fur coat or ermine wrap,” we can rest assured that our subconscious mind will follow our orders, and we will go through life exp...
Don't Take Anything Personally
- Develop a thicker skin and don't internalize others' actions.
- Understand that people's opinions are a reflection of their own beliefs.
- Free yourself from needless suffering.
- Remember that other people's opinions are not facts.
- Don't let others' words cont...
Negative thoughts
Emotional pain can feel unbearable at times, especially if people lack support. It may sometimes lead to harming thoughts.
If someone you care about is going through a tough time and had suicidal thoughts in the past, ask them directly if they are thinking of hurting themselves. Research sh...
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