Obviously, it is nice to be liked. We all like to be liked. The thing is, you are probably liked anyway. Take this as your default setting. Assuming you are not going around doing things not to be liked, people will either be indifferent or they will probably like you. …
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Do you ever find yourself in an argument saying “I was only trying to help!” Sorry to be a bit brutal about this but did it occur to you that that person didn’t actually need (or want) your help? That you were sticking your nose in (albeit with good intentions) …
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A little stress before an interview is normal. So first of all, give yourself a break and stop telling yourself this is a major problem. Next, use the following approach to deal with it – to calm those nerves to an absolute minimum. Aside from experience which is obviously another …
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Attachment… In Buddhism, it is one of the 3 main causes of suffering (the other 2 being ignorance & aversion) – attachment of any kind can cause suffering. In this case we are exploring the attachment to a desired outcome. It can be very subconscious but also, left unchecked it …
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Do you ever feel underappreciated? Like you’ve given so much. So much… without thanks. Or with very little thanks. Not enough thanks. You spend your entire life trying to please people and in the end you just get shit on. People take advantage. You get stressed and worse – you …
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I make fun of friends (take the p!$$) a *lot*… and I tend to get on well with and feel comfortable with people who make fun of me too. With some of my best friends it can get quite brutal. I’ll explain why I like that and think it’s a …
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