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What wowed you in 2019?

What wowed you in 2019?

As 2019 is coming to a close, lots of people are going to be setting goals for 2020 soon. And those might be based on their assessment of 2019.
There will be plans to go travel and, after a full on holiday season, a lot of people will plan to loose weight and hit the gym twice a week.

We often set our goals based on what’s missing in our lives and allegedly would make us happier, better people.

It’s natural, as our brains are wired to give more attention to the negative than to the positive. That’s why we bring more attention to negative news.

But it is much easier to create lasting change by…

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The pygmalion effect

The pygmalion effect

The mythical Greek sculptor Pygmalion could not find a wife who met his high standards. So he carved one out of ivory, and with Aphrodite’s help he turned her into his living soul mate.

Fast forward to 1965, …

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