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youtube.comDr. Theodore Rubin in his book Compassion and Self-Hate
Neil Fiore • The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
call “social comparison theory.” It means that we tend to measure our own well-being not by how we feel, but by how our lives compare to other people’s.
Martha Beck • The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self
view. For instance, in the mid-1700s David Hume wrote a lot about the “natural benevolence” of human beings. And a century later, even Charles Darwin himself attributed an “instinct of sympathy” to our species. But
Dalai Lama • The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living
Many researchers talk in terms of upward and downward comparisons.
Brené Brown • Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Whatever the cause, in the months after I started adding compassion into my meditation practice, things started to change. It’s not that I was suddenly a saint or that I began to exhibit extra-virgin extroversion, just that being nice—always important to me in the abstract, at least—now became a conscious, daily priority.
Dan Harris • 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works - A True Story
A commitment to nonviolent living. Nonviolent between you and others, and nonviolent between your ears.
Bruce Springsteen • Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship (Goop Press)
Most of us work more willingly for a kind, accepting mentor than a stern taskmaster.