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How to Have a Great Life
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How to Have a Great Life

by Paul McGee
September 2018
Beginner
264 pages
3h 10m
English
Capstone
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Index

  • ‘Action Illusion’ 230
  • action, taking 231–4
  • acts of service 168–9
  • adaptability 179, 218–22
  • adrenaline 71, 107
  • ‘alone time’ 34
  • Amabile, Teresa 61
  • amazement, living life in 12
  • Amazon 190–1
  • ambiguity 16, 18
  • anxiety 57, 71, 113
  • appreciating things in the moment 10–12, 18
  • appreciating yourself 37
  • ‘appropriate pessimism’ 155, 157
  • arrogance 132, 134, 151, 156
  • asking for help 135–6
  • Australia 106
  • autopilot 8, 9, 42
  • Awfulisers 147
  • Barker, Eric 173
  • blaming others 186, 187
  • blended life 140–4
  • BMWs (Bitching, Moaning, Whingers) 156
  • bonding 34
  • Boorstin, Daniel 133
  • Brailsford, David 62
  • brains
    • negative comments 198
    • noticing things 55, 56
    • pattern recognition 8–9
    • primitive versus rational brain 121–2
    • threat response 107
  • Brown, Brene 215
  • bullshit, ...
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