Comments on: 10 Counterintuitive Ways to Improve Your Life

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:18:25 +0000

I especially agreee with #10, as I know many people who are always doing something to improve their life. While this may be a good thing, it’s also harming them because half the time they’re trying too hard to change themselves, which makes them no fun, and the other half of the time they’re finding something in themselves to change!
Balance is key, I believe.
And I’ll definitely be recommending this to a bunch of my friends.

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By: Puerhan

Puerhan — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:12:38 +0000

The Golden Rule as presented here comes from a Judaic Christian background to my understanding – and seems to imply that we should be active in *doing* to others what we would like done to ourselves. As noted, this can easily lead to imposing our preferences on others and, if taken to the logical extreme, to evangalism / crusading / colonialism…

I have been told that there is an eastern equivalent that presents it the other way around – i.e. *Don’t do* to others what you don’t want others to do to you. Quite a different perspective!

By: Padma

Padma — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:22:56 +0000

You are most correct…I had a spiritual experience one time and learned the truth: Everything you need to know is inside of you.

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By: Allan

Allan — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:29:51 +0000

The Golden Rule revision here is, of course, a famous George Bernard Shaw quote.

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By: Tiffany Monhollon

Tiffany Monhollon — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:47:26 +0000

Point #4 is interesting. Right in line with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

So in light of that, it’s interesting that, as you mention, that so much of personal development seems to ignore those first few steps…

I believe attitude is a powerful thing, but it’s not powerful because it changes your mind about your reality; what it does is helps you use your mind to CHANGE reality. That’s true empowerment.