Peter B. Murray There are no affiliations available. Personalised recommendations. Cite chapter How to cite? ENW EndNote. Buy options. ReVision Learning Partnership. Posted on July 17, by Tepper and Flynn. Summer is in full swing for many of us. Have you noticed how our disposition shifts and how vulnerable we are willing to be during this time of year? We walk around in bathing suits, swim where we know sharks swim, expose ourselves to endless UV rays, try new things parasailing?
So why is it when school starts again, some of us are less willing to be so free to take risks and be this vulnerable? Clearly, we are late to the barbecue as she has millions of views on her TED talk and a new Netflix special! This month, we poured over The Gifts of Imperfection , started to dig into Daring Greatly , and immediately signed up for her newsletter.
You can imagine our glee when we happened upon her thoughts on feedback, our favorite topic. We found one of her quotes, reaffirming a sentiment that has been a part of our work for years and a driving force behind our book Feedback to Feed Forward :. Spend at least 30 minutes going on a photo hunt with your phone. Take pictures of things that make you happy e.
When you notice a negative thought, acknowledge the negative thought, but think three true positive thoughts about the same topic e. But we need the rain, slow weekends help me appreciate fast ones, and this gives me time to catch up on work". Identify someone who has hurt you in the past and choose to forgive them. As you can see these interventions are completely intuitive and probably align with lots of advice for improving your life you've read and heard over the years.
The important takeaway from this study isn't that changing your personality is complicated. It's that it requires action. These actions can be simple. They can even be easy. But if you actually do things to change your personality you're likely to succeed. Top Stories. Top Videos. Getty Images. What kinds of activities actually change your personality?
Before you go to bed, reflect on a positive social experience you had during the day, and what you liked about it Say hello to a cashier at a store Prepare a few well-rehearsed and brief responses to commonly asked questions, such as "What do you do for a living? When you wake up, say aloud to yourself, "I choose to be happy today" When you feel overwhelmed, stop and take several deep breaths Before you go to bed, write down a positive thing that happened to you during the day, and how it made you feel Express gratitude to another person e.
Write about what happened, but also about your feelings When you feel stressed, take at least two minutes to reflect on similar circumstances in the past where you have succeeded e. But we need the rain, slow weekends help me appreciate fast ones, and this gives me time to catch up on work" Identify someone who has hurt you in the past and choose to forgive them.
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