- People are happier when they’re busy. Being busy keeps them optimistic.
- Even the illusion of progress motivates people.
- 80% of people’s discussions are about what makes them unhappy.
- Some experts say that phobias might be memories transferred from generation to generation through the DNA.
- Your mind’s natural inclination is to think in symbols. That’s why it’s harder to learn poetry by heart than mentally “record” a movie.
- You subconscious mind can’t process negation. Few people know, but your mind doesn’t understand “I don’t understand,” it processes it the other way around. Read more here.
- People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain – both physical and emotional.
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All but #8 seem intuitively true because we live this everyday. #8 tripped me and I skinned my knee, what? But this explains everything we struggle with when, “don’t do that,” comes into play. I agree with the author of the article especially when he used the quote from the tightwire walker. Don’t look down or you’ll fall. I heard that all my life and when climbing it was critical to concentrate on up and where the hands and feet were going next. Looking down from 1000 feet up a sheer rock wall hanging on a rope makes even the strongest climber dizzy. Dizzy is uncool on the rocks so don’t look down was the best tip I ever received. But, I did look down just because I wasn’t supposed to. And, it made me dizzy.