Love may be in the air, for most happy couples, all during the day but just a single whiff of a money related discussion can take it all away. So how does one discuss the dollar without damaging what is otherwise a fulfilling relationship? Here are some tips!
Category Archives: Positive Psychology
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Psychologists have defined motivation as a process that influences the direction, persistence and vigor of goal directed behaviour (Passer & Smith)
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people feel the void left by their pets even more because we choose them and because we value their unconditional love. Here are a few suggestions on how to deal with the death of a beloved pet in a healthy manner.
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This implies that the pessimist tends to go around with his eyes wide open and to assess situations more lucidly than the optimist. ” Reality may to always be a barrel of laughs, but you have to see things the way they are,” he might say, where as the optimist is a genial but incurably naive dreamer.
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Next use your social awareness skills to think of the person who is receiving the feedback. Remember, feedback is meant to address the problem, not the person. How does the person need to hear your message so it is clear, direct, constructive, and respectful?
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There is one particular way which always seems to work – to talk about our vulnerabilities and errors. To confess to someone about how sad we are, why our project at work got rejected and how that made us feel, why our partner won’t appreciate us anymore contains the least amount of our praises and yet the most amount of our authentic self. This approach never fails in winning over the hearts of the right people.
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Nandita Kochar When was the last time someone put aside everything to listen to you? And made you feel like every single word you said carried an important story, no matter how small or big? How did that make you feel? Significant? Accepted? Appreciated? This is the power of deep listening. I thoroughly enjoy myself […]
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According to Alan R. Hirsch’s report about nostalgia and the brain, nostalgia is “not a true recreation of the past, but rather a combination of many different memories, all integrated together… all negative emotions filtered out.”
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We all wish to make our lives taste a bit sweeter, a bit happier and a bit more positive. So why wait until tomorrow for the taste to arrive on our tongue when we can have all of it today! Here are some tips to add some positivity to your life!
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Nandita Kochar Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. – Haruki Murakami The death of a loved one, the loss of a treasured job, finding oneself to be extremely sick – these are all a few examples of traumatic experiences. One finds oneself in a pool of emotions and uncertainty at the end of such situations. […]