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How to deal with disappointment
Disappointment can be an important fuel for creativity. It surfaces what we truly desire, clarifies what matters to us, and points us toward what we are not yet willing to accept.
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Disappointment can be an important fuel for creativity. It surfaces what we truly desire, clarifies what matters to us, and points us toward what we are not yet willing to accept.
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You may think that in everyday life, the things you see and hear influence what you feel, but it’s mostly the other way around: What you feel alters your sight and hearing.
Angry people are always in search of others they can be angry at. Anger is unattractive. Anger is stupid. A person who is perpetually angry is always mishearing and misreading others.
When you give a depressed person advice on how they can get better, there’s a good chance all you are doing is telling the person that you just don’t get it.
Your brain doesn’t run out of space; it filters and forgets when attention and reinforcement are lacking.