“The power is detested, and miserable the life of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved” unknown
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It is better to be feared than loved. Fear you can control; love, never.
MACHIAVELLI
Be Loved And Still Be Feared.
- Is it better to be feared or loved? For Machiavelli, the best would be both.
- However, it's difficult for a person to combine the qualities to provoke these two feelings. If you have to choose...
Unrealistic Expectations
An extreme of a cognitive distortion is believing that everything will happen according to the wishes, and would be perfect in every way.
But life can be miserable if a person is always having unrealistic expectations out of situations and people. Things are bound to go ...
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