Hope and Optimism
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Post No.: 0944   Furrywisepuppy says:   The two components of hope could be identified as agency thinking and pathway thinking – or a will and a way. When we’re full of hope, we act with intention (keeping our goals … Read More

The Benefits of Being Prosocial
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Post No.: 0923   Fluffystealthkitten says:   Being prosocial is a form of delayed gratification – doing something good for others now will increase the likelihood of something good coming back around to us one day.   As long as … Read More

Your Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
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Post No.: 0899   Furrywisepuppy says:   Some people – especially within cultures that value self-sufficiency and independence above all – self-stigmatise expressing pain by hiding their own pains from others, being self-critically hard on themselves, beating themselves up through … Read More

The Scourge of Perfectionism
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Post No.: 0871   Furrywisepuppy says:   Try to take pleasure in what you get or have. Perfectionists and ‘maximizers’ – those who are only content with the best outcome – are often more regretful after purchases or other decisions … Read More

Expanding Your Comfort Zones
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Post No.: 0861   Furrywisepuppy says:   Some people’s comfort zones are inside an office or up a mountain rather than in front of an audience or at home looking after a baby (unpaid work is still work, and is … Read More

Getting Out of a Vicious Cycle
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Post No.: 0841   Furrywisepuppy says:   Stressing about stress isn’t helpful(!) This logically creates a vicious cycle. So we’ve firstly got to accept that a situation is or will be stressful if it is or will be. And we’ve … Read More

Calming Down Your Heart Rate
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Post No.: 0826   Fluffystealthkitten says:   Post No.: 0808 discussed how panic is often the instinctive response to stress, but a quick way to calm down is to take some deep breaths by inhaling through the nostrils for 4 … Read More

There’s Only Really Now, Then Now, Then Now
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Post No.: 0820   Fluffystealthkitten says:   ‘Past’ and ‘future’ aren’t aspects of the real world – there’s only really now… then now… then now… From our own experiences of reality anyway – there’s only one slice of time that’s … Read More

Titanic Volcanic Panic!
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Post No.: 0808   Fluffystealthkitten says:   Towards the same challenges/threats, some people panic while others don’t – hence it’s less to do with those challenges/threats and more to do with us as individuals, like our courage, resilience, cognitive capacities … Read More

ASMR, or the ‘Tingles’
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Post No.: 0801   Furrywisepuppy says:   ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response, is that nice tingly feeling around the scalp, neck and upper body. It’s a soothing sensation that can be triggered by certain kinds of visual, audio or … Read More

How Are You Feeling?
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Post No.: 0788   Furrywisepuppy says:   It’s difficult to resist anger or hatred (or indeed love, lust and all the other kinds of emotions and feelings) when they just come, and sometimes we shouldn’t. But if we learn about … Read More

When Will I, Will I Be Famous?
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Post No.: 0780   Furrywisepuppy says:   Celebrity culture is a product of the desires and aspirations stirred up by capitalism. It’s like religion in many ways – from the worshipping of idols, fansite ‘churches’, fans bragging about or inventing … Read More

We’re the Masters of Our Actions, Thoughts and Reactions
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Post No.: 0769   Fluffystealthkitten says:   We’ve learnt that under our command are our thoughts and actions. Everything else isn’t – like what others think, how they regard us, how well others do their jobs, their success, their habits, … Read More

Elevating Your Emotional Quotient or EQ
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Post No.: 0757   Fluffystealthkitten says:   The skills that contribute to social and emotional intelligence, like empathy and compassion, are often called ‘soft skills’ even though they’re usually the hardest things to bring in a high-pressured workplace. These skills … Read More

Caring About the Legacy We’ll Leave
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Post No.: 0745   Furrywisepuppy says:   Death doesn’t round life off with a satisfying finish like the ending of a movie or novel – it curtails, rather than completes, life. That’s unless we take charge of the narrative of … Read More

Mindfulness Practice at Work
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Post No.: 0730   Furrywisepuppy says:   Practising mindfulness was briefly mentioned as a way to minimise bouts of stress as a result of work in Post No.: 0723 by Fluffystealthkitten. Different types of mindfulness practice bring different benefits, such … Read More

Job Stresses and Pressures
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Post No.: 0723   Fluffystealthkitten says:   Stress is often defined as what we experience when the demands in front of us outweigh, or threaten to outweigh, the resources or reserves we have to meet them. Some stress is inevitable … Read More

Reframing Problems into Smaller Ones
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Post No.: 0717   Fluffystealthkitten says:   In Post No.: 0709, we learned that we cannot unilaterally govern external events but can ultimately choose how we feel and respond towards whatever happens in order to improve our well-being.   Although … Read More

Stoicism and the Equanimous Life
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Post No.: 0709   Fluffystealthkitten says:   The philosophy of stoicism is related to the everyday meaning of the word ‘stoic’ but there’s more to it than that.   The primary lesson that stoicism teaches us when it comes to … Read More

Show Respect to Receive Respect
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Post No.: 0701   Furrywisepuppy says:   What often makes our time at work or school a good or bad one is the quality and personal fit of the company we find there. Strongly arguably the greatest predictor of one’s … Read More

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