★ Power of Affirming Your Values[article]˚

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Posted on 21/01/2015. Last edited on 05/04/2016.

The Power of Affirming Your Values [article by Annie Murphy Paul]

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  Pretty impressive results from a simple intervention. And it makes me wonder: What would happen if were reminded of and affirmed in our values as part of everyday life at school and at work?
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  Life is full of vulnerable moments—occasions when we feel off-balance, unsure of ourselves and our abilities—and in these moments we are likely to perform less well than we might. Social psychologists have developed a simple activity, called a values affirmation, that can intervene in such situations to restore our sense of equilibrium.

Here’s how it works: Make a list of the values that matter most to you, or for ten minutes, write in depth about a value that is central to your life. Perhaps it’s your close relationship with your family, or your skill with a camera or in the kitchen, or your strong religious faith. What matters is that it’s your value, your identity.

It’s a quick and simple exercise, but numerous studies have shown that it can have tremendous effects. Some of the things a values affirmation can do: to read article in its entirety

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  1 bloggers feeling [on that article page] ‘big picture thinking’ for the soul.
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  Author of this article: _{Annie Murphy Paul is a book author, magazine journalist, consultant and speaker who helps people understand how we learn and how we can do it better. A contributing writer for Time magazine, she writes a weekly column about learning for Time.com, and also blogs about learning at CNN.com, Forbes.com, MindShift.com, PsychologyToday.com and HuffingtonPost.com. She contributes toThe New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Slate, and O, The Oprah Magazine, among many other publications. She is the author of The Cult of Personality, a cultural history and scientific critique of personality tests, and of Origins, a book about the science of prenatal influences. She is now at work on Brilliant: The New Science of Smart, to be published by Crown in 2013.}
• Power of Affirming Your Values[article]˚ [intro post]

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• related threads created by myself and others on Bmindful _{coming soon}
  related material coming soon
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  _{~pdf values worksheet} From The Happiness Trap _{© Dr Russ Harris, 2008}
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I’m sure I’ve posted some good stuff on values here on bmindful somewhere. I’ll see if I can find some good stuff on this great topic. One great thing about identifying your values, the knowledge can help you identify areas in your own live where you might be in conflict with yourself and not even know it – at least on a conscious level. Conflicting values can be debilitating. I picture a robot who keeps bumping into a wall over and over.

˚Living My Blessings Upon Blessings  

Posted on 07/01/2019.

In response to Smart_Routines_With_Enthusiasm's post:

you have! will link to them too! Hello, SRWE, our good friend!

the links on this page don't all work, though thought we could use this thread to link to related things(:

blessings to ALL(:

˚Living My Blessings Upon Blessings  

Posted on 07/01/2019.

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