Solution: get rid of the flowers. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol DeVolder To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [tips] What Are You Grateful For?
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 <m...@nyu.edu> wrote: On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Michael Britt <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> 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 >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com. >> To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=14367 >> or send a blank email to leave-14367-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=14370 or send a blank email to leave-14370-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: msylves...@copper.net. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13424.eb17e1c03643c971ab35c22d86587541&n=T&l=tips&o=14372 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-14372-13424.eb17e1c03643c971ab35c22d86587...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14376 or send a blank email to leave-14376-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu