Psychology 02 (Feb 14 - Dec 25)

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3 Mind Training Tips from Navy Seals

Source: Survival Life

http://www.mindpowernews.com/NavySeals.htm

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The Salesman's Guide to Manipulating Your Friends

A common convention used when pricing a product is to offer 3 different prices - a premium option, a normal option, and a budget option.

Even if you would prefer to offer just one product at one price, the three tier option is usually better.

Why? Because when it comes to making decisions based on prices, people are easily manipulated.

Source: Priceonomics Blog

http://www.mindpowernews.com/SalesmanManipulation.htm

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Everyone likes to hear their name

When dealing with people, keep this in mind: Every one likes to hear their name.

It doesn't matter what business you are in, you will get more repeat business from the customers that you can call by name.

- Robert Howard

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10 Simple Habits Proven to Make You Happier

“You are good enough!” Self-acceptance is a key happy habit, yet it’s one people practise the least.

A new survey of 5,000 people has found a strong link between self-acceptance and happiness, despite the fact that it’s a habit not frequently practised.

The finding comes from a survey carried out by the charity Action for Happiness, in collaboration with Do Something Different.

For their survey, they identified ten everyday habits which science has shown can make people happier.

Here are the 10 habits, with the average ratings of survey participants on a scale of 1-10, as to how often they performed each habit:
• Giving: do things for others — 7.41
• Relating: connect with people — 7.36
• Exercising: take care of your body — 5.88
• Appreciating: notice the world around — 6.57
• Trying out: keep learning new things — 6.26
• Direction: have goals to look forward to — 6.08
• Resilience: find ways to bounce back — 6.33
• Emotion: take a positive approach — 6.74
• Acceptance: be comfortable with who you are — 5.56
• Meaning: be part of something bigger — 6.38

(You’ll notice that the first letters spell out the words GREAT DREAM.)

The survey showed that one of the largest associations between these happy habits and reported happiness was for self-acceptance.

This category, though, got the lowest rating for people actually performing the habit, with an average of only 5.56.

Top of the list of happy habits that people performed was ‘giving’.

In this category, one in six reported a 10 out of 10; just over one-third scored an 8 or 9; slightly fewer scored 6 or 7; and less than one in six (15%) rated themselves at 5 or less.

One of the psychologists involved, Professor Karen Pine said:

“Practising these habits really can boost our happiness. It’s great to see so many people regularly doing things to help others — and when we make others happy we tend to feel good ourselves too.

This survey shows that practising self-acceptance is one thing that could make the biggest difference to many people’s happiness.

Exercise is also known to lift mood so if people want a simple, daily way to fee happier they should get into the habit of being more physically active too.”

Increase your self-acceptance

Here are three ways to boost your self-acceptance, as suggested by the researchers:
1. Be as kind to yourself as you are to others. See your mistakes as opportunities to learn. Notice things you do well, however small.
2. Ask a trusted friend or colleague to tell you what your strengths are or what they value about you.
3. Spend some quiet time by yourself. Tune in to how you’re feeling inside and try to be at peace with who you are.

http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/03/10-sim ... appier.php

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The Saddest Secret in the World

There is something so hard for people to admit that most would deny its obvious truth. The truth is too shameful.

The truth is that wherever you are is where you want to be. Whatever you are doing is what you want to do. You do not need to learn time management. You are managing your time exactly how you want to. It's not a failure of willpower. You are exerting your will exactly as you want to.

Does your life suck? Do you suffer from some medical ailment? Are you fat? Do you have trouble meeting people? Are you in debt? Does your job suck?

If so, why haven't you changed? It is 2014. Have you ever looked at this thing called the Internet? Have you been to a public library? Have you shopped at Amazon? Do you know about online message forums?

Pick the most obscure subject in the world and I guarantee there is a web forum devoted to it.

I had a strange skin ailment afflict me. This ailment is so rare that it's not even diagnosed by most doctors. Yet there is a message board devoted to the subject. There are hundreds of people exchanging stories and tips. I was able to find the leading researcher on this ailment. I also learned that a trip to the Dead Sea will basically cure me. I just need to get "well enough" in order to take the trip.

If I can find out how to cure something that affects something like .0001% of the population, why are you fat and miserable? Why can't you get laid? Why is your credit garbage?

It sure isn't because you lack information. There are probably a dozen different dieting books that would help you lose weight. Paleo, vegetation, fruitarian, South Beach, Zone…Pick one. They will all work.

How many books are there with "personal finance" in the title? Suze Orman and Dave Ramsey's books are cheesy but they undoubtedly work. No one who has actually followed the advice has ever said, "Total Money Makeover doesn't work!" Buy one and follow it. That's all it takes to become debt free.

The saddest secret in the world is that you're miserable by choice. You don't want to get better. You are content to wallow in your own fecal matter, like a hog.

I personally have no problem with that. It's your life. Do your thing.

Just don't act as if you aren't, with each decision made day after day, singularly responsible for ruining it.

Source: MindTrip Magazine

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"Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so. "

- Thomas Carlyle

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The Power of Outrospection

Introspection is out, and outrospection is in.

Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves.

http://www.mindbendingvideos.com/the-po ... ospection/

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The Secret to Self-Confidence

1. Know Yourself
2. Understand Yourself
3. Accept Yourself
4. Love Yourself

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/the- ... confidence

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6 Illusions That Enslave You To The Matrix

By Sigmund Fraud

Source: Waking Times

http://www.mindpowernews.com/MatrixIllusions.htm

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10 Scientific Studies That Prove Subliminals Work

Source: Subliminal MP3s

http://www.mindpowernews.com/ScienceOfSubliminals.htm