How to Love Someone You Don’t Like

Posted by on Apr 2, 2012 in TheEmotionMachine.com | 0 comments

We don’t always have to like someone for us to have love for them. Sure – it may not be “friendship” love or “family” love or “romantic” love. However, we can have “compassionate” love for a...

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The Problem with Black and White Thinking

Posted by on Jan 2, 2012 in TheEmotionMachine.com | 0 comments

Black and white thinking can be the cause of many problems in our life. It can limit our perspective, increase depression, make us less willing to compromise and less adaptive.

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The Benefits of Creating Positive Relationships

Posted by on Dec 20, 2011 in TheEmotionMachine.com | 0 comments

Humans are an intrinsically social species. This means our happiness and success largely depend on the relationships we build with others. When building relationships on a day-to-day basis, we really only have two distinct choices we can make: 1. W...

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The Dangers of only living in the Present Moment

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in TheEmotionMachine.com | 1 comment

You don’t have to look very far in the psychology world to find advice about “living in the moment.” And the truth is there is a lot of scientific evidence showing the physical and mental benefits of mindfulness and why we should ai...

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