Re: [tips] What Are You Grateful For?

2011-11-23 Thread michael sylvester
Solution: get rid of the flowers.
Michael
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  I often think about how much easier things would be if the cat that pees in 
my flowers weren't in my life.





  On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Michael Palij  wrote:

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Michael Britt
 wrote:
> In my recent interview with Tim Wilson (author of the book Redirect), he 
mentions that
>research shows that we should also think about what our lives would be 
like if certain
>people, pets, things, etc., were NOT in our lives.

You mean like Ex-lovers and spouses?  Ex-bosses and leeching co-workers?
Yeah, I see the point.  ;-)

-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu


> On Nov 23, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Mike Palij wrote:
>> There is an interesting article in the NY Times about the effects of
>> gratitude as shown by research (such as that of Robert Emmons)
>> or pronouncement (such as Marty Seligman).  The article can be
>> accessed here:
>> 
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/science/a-serving-of-gratitude-brings-healthy-dividends.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=science
>>
>> Some things I'm grateful for:
>>
>> That there is a TiPS even when it is annoying.
>>
>> That there is a 3 post per day limit on TiPS.
>>
>> That certain Canadian posts don't show up on TiPS mailarchive. :-)
>>
>> -Mike Palij
>> New York University
>> m...@nyu.edu
>>
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Re: [tips] What Are You Grateful For?

2011-11-23 Thread Carol DeVolder
I often think about how much easier things would be if the cat that pees in
my flowers weren't in my life.




On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Michael Palij  wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Michael Britt
>  wrote:
> > In my recent interview with Tim Wilson (author of the book Redirect), he
> mentions that
> >research shows that we should also think about what our lives would be
> like if certain
> >people, pets, things, etc., were NOT in our lives.
>
> You mean like Ex-lovers and spouses?  Ex-bosses and leeching co-workers?
> Yeah, I see the point.  ;-)
>
> -Mike Palij
> New York University
> m...@nyu.edu
>
>
> > On Nov 23, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Mike Palij wrote:
> >> There is an interesting article in the NY Times about the effects of
> >> gratitude as shown by research (such as that of Robert Emmons)
> >> or pronouncement (such as Marty Seligman).  The article can be
> >> accessed here:
> >>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/science/a-serving-of-gratitude-brings-healthy-dividends.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=science
> >>
> >> Some things I'm grateful for:
> >>
> >> That there is a TiPS even when it is annoying.
> >>
> >> That there is a 3 post per day limit on TiPS.
> >>
> >> That certain Canadian posts don't show up on TiPS mailarchive. :-)
> >>
> >> -Mike Palij
> >> New York University
> >> m...@nyu.edu
> >>
> >>
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Re: [tips] What Are You Grateful For?

2011-11-23 Thread michael sylvester

My neurotransmitters.Without them I would be nothing.

Michael

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Re: [tips] What Are You Grateful For?

2011-11-23 Thread Michael Palij
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Michael Britt
 wrote:
> In my recent interview with Tim Wilson (author of the book Redirect), he 
> mentions that
>research shows that we should also think about what our lives would be like if 
>certain
>people, pets, things, etc., were NOT in our lives.

You mean like Ex-lovers and spouses?  Ex-bosses and leeching co-workers?
Yeah, I see the point.  ;-)

-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu


> On Nov 23, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Mike Palij wrote:
>> There is an interesting article in the NY Times about the effects of
>> gratitude as shown by research (such as that of Robert Emmons)
>> or pronouncement (such as Marty Seligman).  The article can be
>> accessed here:
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/science/a-serving-of-gratitude-brings-healthy-dividends.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=science
>>
>> Some things I'm grateful for:
>>
>> That there is a TiPS even when it is annoying.
>>
>> That there is a 3 post per day limit on TiPS.
>>
>> That certain Canadian posts don't show up on TiPS mailarchive. :-)
>>
>> -Mike Palij
>> New York University
>> m...@nyu.edu
>>
>>
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Re: [tips] What Are You Grateful For?

2011-11-23 Thread Michael Britt
In my recent interview with Tim Wilson (author of the book Redirect), he 
mentions that research shows that we should also think about what our lives 
would be like if certain people, pets, things, etc., were NOT in our lives.


Michael A. Britt, Ph.D.
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On Nov 23, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Mike Palij wrote:

> There is an interesting article in the NY Times about the effects of
> gratitude as shown by research (such as that of Robert Emmons)
> or pronouncement (such as Marty Seligman).  The article can be
> accessed here:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/science/a-serving-of-gratitude-brings-healthy-dividends.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=science
> 
> Some things I'm grateful for:
> 
> That there is a TiPS even when it is annoying.
> 
> That there is a 3 post per day limit on TiPS.
> 
> That certain Canadian posts don't show up on TiPS mailarchive. :-)
> 
> -Mike Palij
> New York University
> m...@nyu.edu
> 
> 
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