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Episode 596: The Secret to Interpersonal Happiness - Zen Habits (Developing Habits & Personal Growth).
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This is optimal living daily episode, five hundred and ninety six, the secret to interpersonal happiness.
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the secret to interpersonal happiness, valuable bout of then habits done that.
As much as we desire being connected to others, good friendships, a wonderful romantic relationship, close family members, disconnection always comes at a cost. We get frustrated by other people. You know it's true.
You might be really good friends with someone, but then they get angry at you for some reason, or they behave without concern.
Duration and all,
sudden. Your mood is much darker, you're, not happy with them. Maybe they're not happy with you.
His king Gos, sour, very quickly. This is such
difficult problem that you could devote entire books to ways of working out these kinds of conflict and frustrations, but I've won technique that, if applied consistently
will lead to allow more happiness. The secret always take the good hearted view of other people to take some explaining. Let's take a look at two ways of looking at other people number one, the ill intentioned view when someone does something rude, you think I believe to be so inconsiderate or who does that? Basically, you see
actions in the worst possible light without putting yourself in their shoes. Most of us do this regularly without realising it
I'm your mad or frustrated with someone. This is what you're doing number to the good hearted view,
when someone does something inconsiderate and I'm not saying our actions are justified, you can try to think of those actions in a good hearted way.
For example, maybe they're having a bad day and or grumpy that as an excuse or actions, but you can understand the feeling of being grumpy or
Maybe they were hurt by something you did. What you mean I realise, and their lashing out, because of that hurt, does on a nice way to react, of course, but we,
In all relate to feeling hurt and lashing out, so the good hearted
who is at this is someone you care about. Who is hurting, forget the personal offence, think about their pain and become passionate towards that pain. Let's take a brief,
get the ill intentioned way of seeing things then go into what I believe,
transform, most people's interpersonal happiness. The good hearted view why
no intention view is a problem is easy,
neither rudeness and consideration and plain wrongness of other people. That's because we're lucky
and it from our own point of view, and the EU should cease
in the same way as you do, for example, they left thirty dish,
is our big mess in the kitchen. Why didn't you just clean up instead of being inconsiderate, you feel are not acting as they should
They said something kind of mean to you, you ve.
By the they would be mean you're, a good person who doesn't deserve that they are matter you for some reason. You don't deserve that. What's their problem, of course, there are much worse things, but these are some typical interpersonal problems,
common reactions. These are natural reactions, but looking at things,
This way caused you to feel bad about the other person. You're frustrated angry
funded or hurt. You build up resentment,
It also react badly to the other person. Sizzling. Hurtful,
or angry lash out ignore them. Whatever
Habitual way of responding to these things might be this
obviously, will make them react valley to you and our relationship is hurt, you're, not
happy and neither are they. This isn't a good situation, the problem
ill intentioned view is that it doesn't help anybody Andrew relationship. Worse yet is self centered you're, seeing things
from your own point of view, rather than thinking about the other person whom you care about.
Both of you or your relationship together, the solution, the good hearted view against the South interview, seeing the ill intent
since the other person isn't ideal, not that any of us
our ideal. So what about a good hearted view, while this approach Tracy use empathy to see the good heart of the other person to
that they are good people with these intentions, who make mistakes and are having trouble of some kind, for example,
reason: someone might act badly. Number one day
and you when we didn't realize how you will take their actions from their perspective
there's nothing wrong with what they did. Your interpretation may
either. They are wrong, but that's only one way of seeing it number two
are caught up in their world and weren't thinking of how their words or actions might affect other people. This, of course, is self centered, but we all do this probably every day number three.
They're having a bad day are in a bad mood or are in the middle of a tough problem in their life. This causes them to react badly to. You is not an excuse for baby.
Easier, but you can understand this as we all go through it number four,
a bad habit of reacting to people in certain harmful ways. This doesn't mean they
a bad heart, but instead they develop bad patterns when they were young and one point. These patterns were meant to protect them from harm, but now they just harm others number five there were abused by someone
I heard in the past and other worry that you were going to harm them, so they protect themselves non
use, but more weight, understand people's behaviour number six, you did something that they took offence to,
and so there reacting valley to something you did.
Maybe you didn't realize you did this, but that's the world are number seven did
only were trying to do something to help you, but you took it the wrong way. None of those excuse babby here,
here it's wrong and be rude to yell to be violent, but ACT barely is human and a judge, everyone
Their bad behaviour means we will be friends with anyone ourselves included, because if we are honest, we have to admit that we act badly, sometimes to wear out looking for excuses, but instead to see the good heart
the other person. Yes, they acted badly, but it's with a good heart. If we can see this process, we can see the other person in a more kind light and react to them in a more help.
Way some ways we can react now that we see them in a good hearted light number one. We can try
I do understand them, maybe even talk to them
What's going on, people often lie to be heard and understood made them feel like what they're doing is understandable. Number two-
from this place, we might also share how their actions affected us without blaming accusing or guilt. Trippy instead is from a place of wanting to resolve the conflict. Number three we might give them compassion for the difficulties are going through. Maybe a hug or the appropriate equivalent just a hug
the two where we're trying to commiserate with them and make them feel better, somehow number four or we might just feel the computer.
Inside and not let ourselves get caught up in resentful or frustrated emotions and instead to sleep
a person alone until they feel better. If that's more appropriate number five, if the other person is genuinely harmful
you might need to get away from them for your own protection, but with compassion human
don't be so angry at them. These are just a few options, but you can see that these are
Things are much more helpful for the relationship for the other person, and
our own happiness, you might say well
this rewarding or excusing, thereby behaviour. That's one way to see it, but I believe is more about
getting caught up in our own self centered view and not engaging and unhelpful and harmful patterns of thought. With
good hearted view. We are more understanding, more compassionate, more likely to be happy and have good relationships. The next time you feel difficulty
the someone try, the good hearted view you just might find some happiness in a difficult situation,
You just listen to the post, titled the secret to interpersonal happiness, belly up about a observed habits done that
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because one thing all add is that it's not easy to catch herself. We are caught in a whirlwind of emotions. When you're
I say, to my mind, is difficult to step back and say: well, let's look at this from their angle, but it is easy to do that. If you practice meditation has won the biggest benefits I
sound because the most basic form of meditation, which is focusing on your breath and then catching yourself when you're thinking letting go of the thought and moving your attention back to your breath, is exactly that practice catching yourself when you're off the path in some crazy thoughts and simply realizing it.
We put ourselves in these elaborate stories are aren't true. Much of the time increase arguments inside our heads and meditation can help you pop right out of it. Whenever you want that's the biggest benefit,
I've seen for meditation personally, so this is something
struggle with, you might want to look into that. That should do it for today, happy Saturday of agree.
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