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Equilibrium: What Makes People Do Things They Shouldn't Do
"Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change." This is the principle on which EQUILIBRIUM answers What Makes People Do Things They Shouldn't Do
The book unveils 20+ personality traits along with their specific reasons that actually cause someone to behave in a particular way. Such traits includes but is not limited to anger, cheating, obstinate, sarcasm etc.
Reading EQUILIBRIUM, you will be able to:
- Understand why someone might be doing something they normally shouldn't do
- Find peace as you realize the other's point of view
- Identify handwriting strokes that denote a particular personality trait
- Manage conflicts in a better way
EXCERPT:
It is so common to misunderstand someone’s action or just reacting without understanding why someone might have done something. I too was one among them, when ultimately I decided to change my POV (Point-Of-View). I tried to look through other’s eyes to get the answer of why they would have done something which is bothering me. To my surprise, whenever I contemplated about this, I always got the answer, and most of the times, finding this answer brought more peace in my life than it would have if I didn’t bother to change my perception.
To explain it in a better way, let me share with you a story. Once, there lived a couple in a house. The wife kept complaining about the neighbor’s dirty clothes. She kept complaining, “That lady doesn’t know how to wash clothes properly. She doesn’t even have proper eye sight to see that the clothes are still dirty.” This incident repeated for a couple of days when finally one day she said with a smile, “Well, seems like someone finally taught her how to wash clothes.” Her husband looked towards her and said, “Honey, nobody taught her how to wash clothes. I just cleaned our house’s window.”
Many a times, we are looking through the dirty window and feel that other person is wrong.
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THE GOAL OF A MOVE
Before we start learning about what makes people do things they shouldn’t do, it is important to understand why someone would do something at the first place. Take an example of touching a hot pan. As soon as you feel the hotness, your body’s reflex action kicks in and the hand is automatically pulled away. You didn’t even do anything, then why such a move? It is a defense mechanism of the body to protect you from harm.
What happens when you are afraid or when you are doing an adventure sport, say bungee jumping, for instance? Your heart starts pounding against your ribs. Your senses get better. This is a “fight of flight” mode (no no not airplane mode) of your body. The body releases adrenaline hormone that prepares the body for action. This too is not under your control. It too is a defense mechanism of the body for survival. There might be so many other defense mechanisms of the body like these that help with our survival, whether it is white blood cells who work to fight bacteria or the platelets that clog off a cut, one thing is clear - they all are meant to keep us alive.
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CHAPTER – 4: THE SUPER-SENSITIVE
Another personality which you might have met in life is the super-sensitive. They are the people who take everything to heart. They are passionate, no doubt, but at times become passionate about unnecessary stuff, such as being upset that they missed the first show of their favorite actor’s new movie. Not only just that, they will be upset for it for months, and sometimes even years! No kidding!
THE TRAIT:
In handwriting analysis, this trait is called the same – high sensitivity.
The book unveils 20+ personality traits along with their specific reasons that actually cause someone to behave in a particular way. Such traits includes but is not limited to anger, cheating, obstinate, sarcasm etc.
Reading EQUILIBRIUM, you will be able to:
- Understand why someone might be doing something they normally shouldn't do
- Find peace as you realize the other's point of view
- Identify handwriting strokes that denote a particular personality trait
- Manage conflicts in a better way
EXCERPT:
It is so common to misunderstand someone’s action or just reacting without understanding why someone might have done something. I too was one among them, when ultimately I decided to change my POV (Point-Of-View). I tried to look through other’s eyes to get the answer of why they would have done something which is bothering me. To my surprise, whenever I contemplated about this, I always got the answer, and most of the times, finding this answer brought more peace in my life than it would have if I didn’t bother to change my perception.
To explain it in a better way, let me share with you a story. Once, there lived a couple in a house. The wife kept complaining about the neighbor’s dirty clothes. She kept complaining, “That lady doesn’t know how to wash clothes properly. She doesn’t even have proper eye sight to see that the clothes are still dirty.” This incident repeated for a couple of days when finally one day she said with a smile, “Well, seems like someone finally taught her how to wash clothes.” Her husband looked towards her and said, “Honey, nobody taught her how to wash clothes. I just cleaned our house’s window.”
Many a times, we are looking through the dirty window and feel that other person is wrong.
---------
THE GOAL OF A MOVE
Before we start learning about what makes people do things they shouldn’t do, it is important to understand why someone would do something at the first place. Take an example of touching a hot pan. As soon as you feel the hotness, your body’s reflex action kicks in and the hand is automatically pulled away. You didn’t even do anything, then why such a move? It is a defense mechanism of the body to protect you from harm.
What happens when you are afraid or when you are doing an adventure sport, say bungee jumping, for instance? Your heart starts pounding against your ribs. Your senses get better. This is a “fight of flight” mode (no no not airplane mode) of your body. The body releases adrenaline hormone that prepares the body for action. This too is not under your control. It too is a defense mechanism of the body for survival. There might be so many other defense mechanisms of the body like these that help with our survival, whether it is white blood cells who work to fight bacteria or the platelets that clog off a cut, one thing is clear - they all are meant to keep us alive.
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CHAPTER – 4: THE SUPER-SENSITIVE
Another personality which you might have met in life is the super-sensitive. They are the people who take everything to heart. They are passionate, no doubt, but at times become passionate about unnecessary stuff, such as being upset that they missed the first show of their favorite actor’s new movie. Not only just that, they will be upset for it for months, and sometimes even years! No kidding!
THE TRAIT:
In handwriting analysis, this trait is called the same – high sensitivity.
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Published October 4, 2017
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