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How to strengthen your willpower
How to overcome temptation and distractions
The role of motivation in willpower
Improve your self-esteem
...is to be kinder to the people in your own life.
The way you treat other people is how they will most often treat you too in the long run.
You may find that as we don’t take them so personally and we keep a healthier perspective and distance to them.
And so they tend bounce off quicker and not drag my day or week down.
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Realize that everything isn't about you
It’s very easy to fall into the trap of thinking that criticism or verbal attacks you receive are about you or something you did.
And so we usually release some pent up emotions and tensions at somebody who is simply in the wrong place at the wrong time
Remin...
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Ask yourself: is there actually something here that could help me?
This one can be a tough one to ask yourself. And it may not always lead to something.
But by asking it you can sometimes empower yourself.
Instead of getting stuck in inaction and in replaying what happened over and over again in you...
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Talk it out
When something gets under your skin and you start to take it personally then you can get stuck in a negative spiral of sinking self-esteem that just gets stronger and stronger.
Break out of that or prevent it by letting what happened out into the light. Talk it over with someone close to yo...
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Breathe
Just focus on your breathing for a minute or two.
Focus only on the air going in and out of your nose. Nothing else.
- This helps you to calm your mind and body down a bit.
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Get Clarification
Don’t jump to conclusions based on what you may have just misunderstood.
Instead, ask questions if possible to help clarify a bit about what the other person meant.
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Being an INFJ... " Every soul has to taste death' one day, so be kind to everyone, even when he's your enemy "
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Be kinder towards other people.
When you are kinder towards others you tend to treat and think of yourself in a kinder way too. And the way you treat other people is how they tend to treat you in the long run.
So focus on being kind in your daily life.
Strengthen your self-esteem.
And criticism and negative words will bounce off of you more easily and often.
Plus, you’ll be less concerned about getting everyone else to like you all the time.
...because now you like and respect yourself more and your dependency upon what others may ...
People are self-absorbed
People tend to be too concerned about themselves to give you much attention. They tend to be lonely and more emotional than they are showing; apply this to how you view the world.
This perspective could help you be more proactive and independent.
Be realistic: if you ...
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