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A Silver Lining

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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I Never Put Myself Again Someone

Michel used several strategies tom gillovitch and i had discussed, the ones that research show can help us avoid feeling bad in the face of those imaginary reference points. The first strategy michel used is what researchers call negative visualization,. Like, what if i didn't manage to earn a medal at all? What if i fell during the triple lus and came in fifth place? Or what if i never made it to the olympics at all? That last possibility was really easy for michel to imagine, because it almost came true.

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