..On my post Angry? Not Worth It! of Oct 13, 2010. Gayatri says: “I’m a short-fuse, although I’m working very hard on reining it in these days. One thing that greatly helps me is the technique of ‘mind-mapping’, that is outlined in a book by Norman Vincent Peale. I am a…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
It is true. Huge parts of the earth are drying up. Blog Action Day 2010 Water is October 15, 2010 We’re so used to having water on tap, it’s difficult for us to imagine what it would be like if it ran dry. But running dry is what has been happening…
If you knew that frequent anger might raise your risk of heart disease significantly, would you continue to blow off steam by yelling and smashing things during an argument or getting furious if the office email crashes during a rushed, stressful day? Anger hurts your heart, in more ways than the…
Attitude. That’s right. Because the right one can get you just about anywhere. Quoting Rick Hansen “The biggest handicap you have often is your attitude. It’s what you do with what you have at the end of the day that makes the difference.” Rick Hansen is best known for his Man…
Continued from Part 1 – Eight ways that lousy listeners louse up communication and probably louse up their relationships – the first four were covered here. Here are the remaining four! 5. Lousy listeners hurry you along.As you talk, they get restless. They might say, “Uh-huh, Uh-huh, uh-huh” or look…
Most people know that one of the keys to success in relationships is good listening. Experts tell us to use “active” listening, “I messages,” and open-ended questions. Articles urge us to stop talking when someone speaks, to use our body language effectively to encourage the other guy, and to work to…
It is one thing to sit properly at the computer. What about the laptop though? The very design of laptop computers encourages bad posture among heavy users, such as you and me. This is the quickest route to headaches, muscle strain and really painful neck, shoulder and hand injuries. In short,…