Excessive Acquiescence

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Unfortunately, we humans get used to problems quickly. Too often, when we get used to problems, we stop reflecting on them. When we stop reflecting on them, we stop trying to fix them. Two examples: At first, if one of the burners on your stove stops working (as I personally experienced), you notice it and are annoyed by it. Soon, you find that you've stopped trying to use that burner. You've been trained by annoyance to use a different one instead. Or, to put it another way, you've su...
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Three Problems, Three Solutions, and the First Step

If there was a technique that might improve your life in just 5 minutes, would you use it? If so, why not give this one a try? Step 1: Write down a list of the three most significant problems in your life right now Example: The three biggest problems are - (1) I don't feel rested when I wake up (2) I worry too much (3) I need to make a difficult decision at work Step 2:  Choose the problem from Step 1 that you think it would be easiest to make improvements in, gi...
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