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How to Know if You’re a Maximizer or a Satisficer
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” — Tony Robbins I am a maximizer. That means when it comes to my work, I’m always trying to do better as compared to my previous self. That’s what maximizers try to do in general, they try to optimize outcomes to get the most positive results. That’s the intuitive answer, at least the way I hope economists would define it, which is settling for the best and nothing less.
By Blessing Akpan5 years ago in Psyche
Never Been Employed
I had rocked up to the store a mere two weeks prior on the behest of the employment agency tasked with keeping an eye on me. My clothes were a mixture of cheap department store fare and a well-worn blazer I had bought from Vinnies back when I was a much skinnier teenager. The blazer was faded because I did not know how dry cleaning works, and the clothes in general smelled stale and dry because they hadn't been worn in so long.
By Tomas McGlone5 years ago in Psyche
Pain into Passion
Over my working life, my anxiety has developed as each environment taught me new things, and others left me feeling traumatized by the way I was treated. As I have embarked on my own personal journey to overcome the repercussions of this, it has become my responsibility to learn and share these management tools with those around me.
By Courtney Laura5 years ago in Psyche
Deep Tissue Massage Therapy.
Deep Tissue Massage Therapy purpose. Deep tissue massage aims to make the binding tissue and muscle layers deeper. This research attempts to unlock regular stress cycles of the body, whether following or crossing fibers of muscles, tendons, and fascia, through gradual pushes and deep finger pressure. It is functional for constantly close and contracted areas such as steep backrests, low density, and aching shoulders. Deep Tissue Massage Therapy is far more than a "hard massage." Compared with merely relaxant powers, the unique extension of fascia, muscles, and tendons has numerous benefits, such as better joint mobility, faster fracture cure, more healthy balance, and wellness sensation.
By Richard Berlin5 years ago in Psyche
4 Books That Help Ease My Anxiety During Rough Phases. Top Story - June 2021.
I have been reading books ever since I learned how to read. I started with fairy tales and fantasy fiction, as all children do, and kept branching out to other genres all through my life. Now I read everything under the sun.
By Aditi Balaji5 years ago in Psyche
How walking helped me get rid of the pain
When my age was about twenty years, I had back problems. The problem began when I was a teenager, but a few years after yoga management and massage, I realized that conventional pain relief strategies suddenly did not work.
By Mohammad Arif5 years ago in Psyche
Routes to Depression
Expectations are an unfortunate part of life. I am content with who I am, what I think, and how I am. I do not desire to be anyone else, yet I am still burdened by the expectations to be like others. The expectation to be successful, the expectation to have a girlfriend or a wife, the expectation of being mentally and personally and physically healthy. It is a weird tug of war between expectations and lack of desire to change. Depression lives in the gap between reality and expectations. There are two aspects to this, reality and expectations. I’ll start with expectation, as I think it is easier to tackle.
By Michael Trudeau5 years ago in Psyche
I’M A STANGER HERE MYSELF…
“Have you ever walked alone at night; like a man against the world?” (Survivor). “I walk a lonely road; the only one that I have ever known!” (Greenday) “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely!” (BSB) “Oh, yeah (I’m alright); I just feel a little lonely tonight!” (Tom Petty). “You were just a face in the crowd!” (Petty).
By Kent Brindley5 years ago in Psyche
Narcissism and Abuse within BDSM Relationships; An observation.
A classic mindset I see time and again within any BDSM, or even alternative community is the mind set that a persons partner (Usually male), is gas-lighting or emotionally and psychologically attacking their partner to such a degree, where when the submissive partner say's something about it, automatically they will find a way to devalue, limit, or diminish the person in questions concerns, needs, or in some more serious cases, their safety. A classic example of this from just a domestic perspective is the age old:
By Seth Stephens5 years ago in Psyche
