“psychological distance is all about creating mental space between yourself and the problem by looking at it objectively rather than emotionally.”
― The Art of Letting Go: Stop Overthinking, Stop Negative Spirals, and Find Emotional Freedom
― The Art of Letting Go: Stop Overthinking, Stop Negative Spirals, and Find Emotional Freedom
“Everything you say to a person is filtered through his frames of reference, biases, and preconceived ideas.”
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“tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence,”
― Open
― Open
“growth paradoxically requires a kind of loss. Things that don’t change this way do not grow;”
― The Art of Letting Go: Stop Overthinking, Stop Negative Spirals, and Find Emotional Freedom
― The Art of Letting Go: Stop Overthinking, Stop Negative Spirals, and Find Emotional Freedom
“For example, cheating partners might pick a fight with their spouse and get indignant and self-righteous in the argument. They then tell themselves that their spouse is a nag or unavailable or not empathetic. From there, it is a short leap to telling themselves it is okay to cheat, and, in fact, it is their spouse’s fault that they are unfaithful.”
― The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Hurts You the Worst
― The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Hurts You the Worst
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