🔍 The Principle of Contrast
Contrast affects how we perceive the difference between two things or events that follow each other.
🤔 How does the principle of contrast work? Imagine dipping your right hand into a bucket of hot water and your left hand into a bucket of cold water, and then placing both hands in room temperature water. Your right hand will perceive it as cool, while your left hand will feel it as hot, even though both hands are in the same water.
🛍️ This principle is widely used by sales experts. In a men's clothing store, a customer who has already bought an expensive suit is more likely to spend more money on accessories than someone who came in just for accessories. Why? Because compared to the high price of the suit, the cost of a belt or cufflinks doesn't seem as significant.
🏡 When selling real estate, a savvy realtor often takes potential buyers to see a few rundown properties and mentions an astronomical price before showing them the actual, decent house. After this contrast, they tend to perceive the good house much more positively than if it had been shown to them first. 🏘️💰
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To become happy... 🌟
To become happy, fill your hands with work, your heart with love, your mind with purpose, your memory with useful knowledge, and your future with hope. 💪❤️🧠📚🌈
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💡 Ways to Boost Your Energy ⚡️
Drink Less Coffee ☕
The caffeine in coffee blocks adenosine receptors in the brain, which are responsible for the sensation of tiredness. Although caffeine blocks adenosine, the body continues to produce it. Once the effects of caffeine wear off, all the accumulated adenosine kicks in, leading to a sudden energy crash.
Take 250 Extra Steps 🚶
Movement improves blood circulation, allowing the body to expend less energy on basic functions. By taking an extra 250 steps a day, you'll train your muscles and energy system to adapt to constant motion, making you more resilient.
Practice Deep Breathing 🌬️
Cells need oxygen to generate energy. Weak breathing can lead to fatigue in the body. Shallow breathing is another unpleasant side effect of stress. When you breathe too infrequently or shallowly, you send signals to the nervous system that further intensify fatigue.
Stay Hydrated 💧
Dehydration leads to a drop in blood pressure, increased heart rate, and reduced blood flow to the brain, resulting in feelings of tiredness. To make life easier for your body, try to always drink water.
Boost your energy and stay refreshed throughout the day! 💪
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As we come to the end of the year, we want to express our gratitude to our wonderful subscribers. Look forward to an incredible year filled with exciting content and great moments! Happy New Year! 🎄🎆🥂
Читать полностью…🌟 How to Deal with Workplace Anxiety 🌟
You don't have to silently suffer; you can conquer anxiety at work. Here are a few tips to help you manage excessive worry during your workday.
🧐 Identify the Possible Cause
Anxiety often manifests as increased heart rate, sweaty palms, chest tightness, concentration issues, or a stream of negative thoughts. To cope with an episode, you need to understand what triggered it.
🤔 Spot the Moments of Escalation
Determine when your anxiety tends to escalate. It might occur during your commute, conversations with colleagues, or when you're assigned a new project. Try to find straightforward solutions.
🧩 Find Simple Solutions
Once you've pinpointed the triggers, devise solutions. For instance, if you're having trouble with a colleague, have a conversation and set boundaries. If your commute frays your nerves, choose a different route. Such solutions can help you regain a sense of control over your mental state.
🤯 When You Feel Anxiety Creeping In, Ask Yourself Two Questions
Develop a strategy to handle anxiety. "Find a peaceful place where you can 'reset.' Isolate yourself and analyze your thoughts. Ask yourself two questions: 'How do I feel right now?' and 'What happened today that brought me to this state?'"
🌄 Adjust Your Daily Routine During Non-Work Hours
Establish a habit of caring for your physical, emotional, and mental health. Take evening walks with your dog, enjoy a café outing with a friend on Fridays, or engage in intense workouts. 🚶♀️🏋️♂️
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The Price of Time ⏳
A woman was walking down a Parisian street and noticed Picasso sketching at a table in a sidewalk café. She asked Picasso if he could make a quick sketch of her for a fee.
Picasso agreed, and within just a few minutes, the sketch was ready.
"How much do I owe you?" the woman asked.
"Five thousand francs," replied Picasso.
"But it took you only three minutes," she politely reminded the artist.
"No," Picasso retorted, "it took a lifetime." 🎨✨
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🌟 Three Levels of Self-Acceptance 🌟
Level 1️⃣: Being on Your Side - Being For Yourself 🤝
In its most fundamental sense, self-acceptance is about setting a self-worth rooted in the fact that you are alive and aware. Some people reach such a point of self-denial that personal growth becomes impossible. Until this issue is resolved, no treatment will have a lasting effect, no new knowledge will be absorbed, and no significant progress will occur. 🚀
Level 2️⃣: Accepting Your Feelings, Thoughts, and Actions 🧠💭🤗
Self-acceptance is about willingly acknowledging your thoughts, feelings, desires, and actions - incorporating them into your own reality without denying or avoiding them. We think what we think, feel what we feel, desire what we desire, and have done what we have done. Experiencing your sensations has an immediate healing property. Self-acceptance is a necessary condition for change and growth. 🌱
Level 3️⃣: Being a Friend to Yourself - Self-Compassion 💖🤗
Let's say I did something I regret or feel ashamed of and now I'm blaming myself. Self-acceptance doesn't deny reality but puts the context of the action under scrutiny. It seeks an answer to the question, "Why?" It wants to know why something wrong or unworthy felt desirable, adequate, or even necessary at the moment of doing it. 🧐
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🌌 Life After Death 🌟
On that particular day, it seemed like every visitor had one question for the teacher: What happens after death? The teacher just chuckled and didn't provide any answers. Later, the students asked why he always evaded the question.
"Have you noticed that it's those who don't know what to do with this life that are so interested in the afterlife? They crave another life that would last forever," the teacher replied. 🤔
"But still, is there life after death, or not?" one of the students persisted.
"The real question is whether there's life BEFORE death," the teacher responded. 🙏
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🔥 How to Resist Temptation 🔥
🚨Identify the triggers that lead to breaking promises.
It requires honesty with yourself to acknowledge what drives unwanted behavior. Once you pinpoint your triggers, dealing with temptations becomes easier. In which situations do you always regret your actions? For example, you know that once you open a bag of chips at home, you won't stop until you've finished the whole pack. Be honest with yourself about it.
🚫 Eliminate Temptations in Advance
Everyone likes to think they have strong willpower, but success often comes from removing temptations from your field of view. To kick extreme lifestyles, sometimes radical methods are necessary. Start by going a month without alcohol in the house, avoiding sweets, or taking a 30-day digital detox.
🎯 Set Long-Term Goals and Tie Them to the Present
Sometimes it's impossible to completely eliminate temptation. In such cases, focus on long-term goals. While living for instant gratification may seem harmless, it can harm your future. Find an "accountability partner."
🤝 Finding someone who helps you stick to your chosen rules is an excellent way to stay on track.
You'll become more disciplined and gain an objective perspective on your current situation, helping you identify areas where you fall short of your desired goals. 💪
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🌄 The Master and the Traveler 🚶♂️
In the mountains, there lived a Master and his disciple. They were hermits. One day, the Master said to the disciple:
"Today, we will go to the people and answer their questions."
So, they descended from the mountains, reached the road, sat on the side, and waited. Soon, people started coming and asking the Master questions about the meaning of life, the structure of the universe, and so on, but the Master remained silent. 🤐🏞️
As darkness fell, and people dispersed on the road, a traveler approached the Master and the disciple and asked:
"Kind people, can you tell me how to get to the 'such-and-such' village?"
Suddenly, the Master began to speak, explaining how to reach the village. In the end, the Master decided to accompany the traveler and help carry his bags. 🎒🌌
After they had assisted the traveler, they started to make their way back to their mountain home. The disciple walked in silence for a long time but eventually couldn't resist and asked the Master:
"Master, why is it that when people came to you today and asked such profound questions, you remained silent, but as soon as a simple traveler asked for directions, you spoke up and even decided to escort him?"
And the Master replied:
"Because, throughout the entire day, he was the only person who knew what he wanted." 🤔🚶♂️
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Wishing Everyone a Magical and Joyful Christmas! Don't Forget to Greet your Family and Loved Ones! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄🔥
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🧘♂️ Wisdom 🤔
The Japanese say, "If you've never experienced a crisis that's difficult to endure in your life, you should buy these experiences for a high price."
This enigmatic people understand that wisdom doesn't come to a person at birth or with age. Wisdom is the experience gained in challenging situations, and with it comes an understanding of life. 🌟💭
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🤫 Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid, Even When Asked. 🤐
People are social creatures, which is why we enjoy making new acquaintances, sharing advice, and offering help. But often, our eagerness to engage in conversation or provide valuable recommendations can backfire on us. Here are some topics to avoid:
👶 Other People's Children
Never discuss other people's children—unless their parents themselves initiated the conversation. Even then, it's risky. And certainly never do so if you don't have children of your own. 🙊👪
🤐 Private Life
Don't launch into a lengthy story about your magical vacation, eventful personal life, kitchen renovations, or your boss's latest antics. There's no quicker way to clear a room at a party. 🎉🏡
💔 Past Relationships
Don't share details about past relationships with your current partner, even if they ask. Change the subject. 💬💔
💼 Someone Else's Job
Don't exclaim with joy upon learning that someone is a lawyer or a doctor. Trust me, they already know how it's going to end: you'll start telling them about your problems, sincerely believing it's a valuable addition to their professional experience. 😅🏥⚖️
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🍽️ How a Zen Master Washes Dishes 🧘♂️
Even washing dishes can be done mindfully. In my opinion, dishwashing may seem unpleasant until you start doing it. Standing in front of the sink, rolling up your sleeves, and immersing your hands in warm water, you realize there's a charm to it. I devote time to each plate, fully aware of it, the water, and every movement of my hands. I know that rushing to wash a dessert plate would make the time spent on dishwashing unpleasant and not worth living. It's sad because every minute and second of life is a miracle. Just like the plates themselves, and the fact that I'm here washing them! 🍽️🙂
If I can't wash dishes joyfully, if I just want to hurry up and finish everything to get to dessert, then even dessert won't bring joy. When I pick up a fork, I'll start thinking about what to do next, and I won't notice the appearance or taste of the treat, let alone the pleasure. Being constantly lost in thoughts about the future, I won't be able to live in the present. 🍨😔
Every thought and action under the rays of mindfulness becomes sacred. Then there's no boundary between the sacred and the mundane. Yes, I admit, I wash my dishes for quite a while, but in every moment of the process, I'm happy. Washing dishes is both a process and a result: we do it not only to make them clean but also for the act of washing itself, to feel the fullness of life every second. 🌟🍽️🧼
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