๐ Once a king decided to test the capabilities of his subjects. He ordered a huge stone to be brought and placed across the road. Then he hid and watched how people would behave.
๐ถโโ๏ธ People walked by, trying various ways to go around the stone, cursing the king, complaining that he didn't care about removing the obstacle from their path. The king observed.
๐ค๏ธ Then, a peasant approached in a cart pulled by oxen. He saw the stone on the road, an obstacle not only for him but for everyone. Despite cursing the king, he unhitched the oxen, placed planks under the stone, tied it with ropes, and with incredible effort, he moved it aside. To his surprise, beneath the stone lay a purse of gold. The peasant picked it up and found a note inside: "This is a reward for those who overcome obstacles."
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How Psychologists Deal with Overwhelm ๐ง
Use the "eat the elephant" rule. ๐
If you're overwhelmed by a big task and can't get started, try breaking it down into smaller steps. "This significantly eases the task, and most importantly, you see immediate results! It's like being asked to eat an elephant. Clearly, you could only do it by cutting it into small steaks."
Breathe deeply. ๐ฌ๏ธ
This is one of the oldest calming techniques in the world and one of the most effective. A few deep breaths help activate the part of the nervous system responsible for slowing the heartbeat and lowering blood pressure. Focused deep breathing can temporarily distract you from your problems.
Allow yourself to feel negative emotions.๐ข
The temptation to shake off a bad mood and immediately suppress negative emotions is strong, but it can be harmful. Instead, therapists advise allowing yourself to experience all the emotions that arise. "Don't force your feelings to be quiet; instead, ask yourself what's happening."
Go for a walk. ๐ถโโ๏ธ
Just step outside for some fresh air. Ideally, head out of town to a park or at least a local square, but even a short walk down your street can be beneficial. The key is to focus on the walk. Turn off your phone, don't rush anywhere, and enjoy the process of walking. ๐ฟ
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Use the "eat the elephant" rule. ๐
If you're overwhelmed by a big task and can't get started, try breaking it down into smaller steps. "This significantly eases the task, and most importantly, you see immediate results! It's like being asked to eat an elephant. Clearly, you could only do it by cutting it into small steaks."
Breathe deeply. ๐ฌ๏ธ
This is one of the oldest calming techniques in the world and one of the most effective. A few deep breaths help activate the part of the nervous system responsible for slowing the heartbeat and lowering blood pressure. Focused deep breathing can temporarily distract you from your problems.
Allow yourself to feel negative emotions.
The temptation to shake off a bad mood and immediately suppress negative emotions is strong, but it can be harmful. Instead, therapists advise allowing yourself to experience all the emotions that arise. "Don't force your feelings to be quiet; instead, ask yourself what's happening."
Go for a walk. ๐ถโโ๏ธ
Just step outside for some fresh air. Ideally, head out of town to a park or at least a local square, but even a short walk down your street can be beneficial. The key is to focus on the walk. Turn off your phone, don't rush anywhere, and enjoy the process of walking. ๐ฟ
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Risk makes us feel alive. This applies to work, relationships, and even the everyday decisions we make. When something important is at stake, we engage more deeply in the process.
Life is about sacrifice and taking risks. If an experience lacks a moderate dose of sacrifice while involving risk, it cannot truly be called a life. An adventure that doesn't offer risk and isn't fraught with losses you can (or cannot) recover from, is no adventure at all. Reality demands danger.
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Choose what interests you!
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๐ฆ A ten-year-old boy walked into a cafรฉ and sat at a table. A waitress approached him.
๐ฌ "How much is the chocolate ice cream with nuts?" the boy asked.
๐โโ๏ธ "Fifty cents," the woman replied.
๐ฆ The boy reached into his pocket and counted his coins.
๐ฌ "How much is the plain ice cream, without anything?" the child asked.
๐ฅ Some customers waited at their tables, the waitress started showing signs of annoyance.
๐โโ๏ธ "Twenty-five cents," she curtly replied.
๐ฆ The boy counted his coins again.
๐ฌ "I'll have the plain ice cream," he decided.
The waitress brought the ice cream, dropped the bill on the table, and walked away. The boy finished his ice cream, paid the bill at the counter, and left.
When the waitress returned to clear the table, she felt a lump in her throat - she saw neatly stacked coins next to the empty bowl, twenty-five cents. Her tip.
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The first step towards enjoying life is to stop poisoning it for yourself.
Decide that things are going well for you ๐ป
It's not that simple. As the famous French philosopher Alain wrote: "One must want to be happy and make efforts towards it. Standing as an impartial observer with the doors wide open, waiting for happiness to enter, will only invite sadness." It's always easier to succumb to unhappinessโit requires less psychological energy. To prolong well-being, on the other hand, takes effort. Generally, people differ in how capable they are of feeling happy, but some factors are common to all humanity: it seems that evolution favors the development of negative emotions, as they increase the chances of survival of the species. ๐งฌ
Donโt allow yourself to be sad for too long
Since negative emotions only occur occasionally, are short-lived, and do not disrupt our daily life too much, one might expect them to pass on their own. However, flirting with misery, as was customary among the Romantics of the 19th century, is unsafe, and today psychology is beginning to better understand this risk.
Savor moments of happiness
The best (and most enjoyable) weapon against unhappiness is to derive as much pleasure as possible from the happy moments that fate gives us. A superb vaccine against feeling miserable is to enjoy happiness, striving to make this feeling stronger, more powerful, and vivid. ๐
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An old Indian walked into the bank and asked for a loan of $500. The bank employee began processing the paperwork.
"What are you going to do with this money?" he asked the Indian.
"I will go to the city to sell the jewelry I made."
"What do you have for collateral?"
"I don't know what 'collateral' is," the Indian said.
"Well, collateral is something of value that can cover the cost of the loan. Do you have a car?"
"Yes - a 1949 pickup truck."
"No, that won't do," the bank employee said. "Maybe you have livestock?"
"Yes, I have a horse."
"How old is it?"
"I don't know, she has no teeth left to determine."
Eventually, the Indian was granted the loan and given $500.
"What are you going to do with the rest of the money?" the same employee asked.
"I'll put it in my wigwam," the Indian replied.
"You can make a deposit in our bank."
"I don't know what a 'deposit' is," the Indian replied.
"Well, you give your money to the bank, the bank takes care of it, and when you need the money, you can take it."
The old Indian thought for a moment and asked:
"Does the bank have anything to give me as collateral?"
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๐พ It's All Food ๐
A teacher of the highest level didn't disdain the work of a farmer. He wrote many wise books and teachings. Once a man, having read all this and imagining himself a seeker of the Path, came to him to talk about lofty matters.
"I've read all your books, teacher," said the visitor, "I agree with some and disagree with others. In some of them, I again agree with some parts and don't understand others. Some books I like more, others less. How can this be explained?"
The wise farmer led his guest to a large livestock yard, where there were many different animals and feed for them. There he said:
"I am a peasant, a producer of food. Do you see those apples and carrots? Some like one, others like another. Do you see the cabbage and pumpkin? Some like one, others like another. Do you see these animals? Some people prefer some for riding, others for breeding, and still others for consumption. Someone loves chickens, someone - goats. The concepts of 'like' or 'dislike' cannot be a common denominator. It's all food." ๐พ
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A teacher of the highest level didn't disdain the work of a farmer. He wrote many wise books and teachings. Once a man, having read all this and imagining himself a seeker of the Path, came to him to talk about lofty matters.
"I've read all your books, teacher," said the visitor, "I agree with some and disagree with others. In some of them, I again agree with some parts and don't understand others. Some books I like more, others less. How can this be explained?"
The wise farmer led his guest to a large livestock yard, where there were many different animals and feed for them. There he said:
"I am a peasant, a producer of food. Do you see those apples and carrots? Some like one, others like another. Do you see the cabbage and pumpkin? Some like one, others like another. Do you see these animals? Some people prefer some for riding, others for breeding, and still others for consumption. Someone loves chickens, someone - goats. The concepts of 'like' or 'dislike' cannot be a common denominator. It's all food." ๐พ
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