RULE 5
Spin it
We’re such gullible creatures really. If you tell us anything enough times, we’ll start believing it. So why not use this to your advantage? If you keep telling yourself you’re happy, you will be happy. Try it, if you don’t believe me.
It takes a little while to build up of course. And if you tell yourself you’re happy 10 times a day, and then tell yourself 20 times a day how miserable you are, guess which one will win. But if you’re serious about it, yes, it will work.
Think about it. Imagine the toughest parts of the world to live. The favelas of Rio, the deserts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Delhi slums, Siberia, the sink estates closer to home – do you think you’d be happy living there? No. And yet, do you think everyone there ...
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