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So the next time you see a person with a composed face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might, that is, be deploying the powers of quiet.
Stop promoting 2-3 hours of sleep☹️. Start glamorizing 7-8 hours of sleep at night. Stop comparing yourself with others🥲. Start your own journey and be unique. Stop pushing people to get married😮💨. Being single is not the end of the world. Stop working when you sick😷. No matter how much we finish our work, it will never end. Stop saying ‘yes’ to everything😣. It’s okay to start saying ‘no’ if you need time for yourself. Stop doubting yourself😅. Start trying, it’s okay to fail and redo again. Stop trying to hard to make people like us😔. Let go those toxic people and move on. Stop letting people to dominate you😕. You have power to control your life, do whatever it takes to own it.
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If you want to determine whether you are reward-oriented, threat-oriented, or both, try asking yourself whether the following groups of statements are true of you. If you are reward-oriented: When I get something I want, I feel excited and energized. When I want something, I usually go all out to get it. When I see an opportunity for something I like, I get excited right away. When good things happen to me, it affects me strongly. I have very few fears compared to my friends. If you are threat-oriented: Criticism or scolding hurts me quite a bit. I feel pretty worried or upset when I think or know somebody is angry at me. If I think something unpleasant is going to happen, I usually get pretty “worked up.” I feel worried when I think I have done poorly at something important. I worry about making mistakes.
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