Rewire Your Brain from Complaining to Compassion

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Remember a day when you just got frustrated with anything to anyone. It could be something at work that engages you for hours and you come home with thoughts that just makes you feel irritatable.

We all have days which aren’t just as sunny. But while I say that it’s important to not forget that all days aren’t rainy either. It’s just like a spectrum which has variations and of course variables.

You will be surprised to know that too much complaining has a negative impact. The more you practice it the more your brain gets rewired. A research from Standford University has shown that — complaining shrinks the hippocampus. Hippocampus is the area of brain that is responsible for critical thinking, learning and memory. 🧠

Here are 2 ways and you can choose either:

1. Shift your perspective towards things you are grateful for because complaining won’t get you anywhere either. Complaining sometimes leads to release of cortisol, too much release of cortisol is not good on a long term. So, try to cultivate an attitude that helps you.

2. Complain but with a solution-orientation. Think about why you are complaining and how can it be resolved. Try to identify the purpose, what are the different ways of looking at it and what are the ways to get over it. Obviously, it’s not a day thing but try a constructive manner.

And lastly, excess of anything always results in danger☠️. When you see yourself engaging in complaining, remind yourself to stop and break the wiring.

Have a wonderful week! 🌻

Body language

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Your body language speaks volumes. It is usually considered a part of nonverbal communication.

Body language can be defined as any kind of bodily movement or posture which includes facial expression, it transmits a message to the observer. It includes gestures, eye movements and facial expressions

Here is a ted talk by Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist on body language!

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Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1806. He became the 16th President in 1861 of the United States. There is so much more to him and we must revisit and revise our history to inspire.

Here are 5 of his quotes:

1. I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

2. I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

3. When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

4. Every man’s happiness is his own responsibility.

5. The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Have an inspiring weekend! 📖

Remembering Vincent van Gogh

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Vincent van Gogh was Dutch born on March 30, 1853 in the Brabant village of Zundert. At the age of 27 he became a painter and rest is history.

His work has greatly influenced the current Expressionism in modern art. Van Gogh became famous post death after his work was auctioned for high sums. He suffered from hallucinations and nightmares at times. He often reported that he was suffering from fever. At various times he reported bouts of insomnia. He was unable to sleep for three weeks prior to his diagnosis of gonorrhea in The Hague. He died at the age of 37.

Here are two of his quotes and my favorite painting by him-

• Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

• What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night , 1889

Here is a song which you can enjoy covering his paintings and a museum dedicated to Vincent van Gogh.

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5 Quotes by Madam Curie

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Madam Curie née Maria Sklodowska, was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867. She received numerous honorary science, medicine and law degrees and honorary memberships of learned societies throughout the world. She and her husband together were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. Furthermore, in 1911 she received a second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry, in recognition of her work in radioactivity.

Here are some of my favorite quotes-

1. A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.

2. Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

3. All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.

4. Science believe in things, not persons.

5. We must all have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

There a movie – Radioactive available on Amazon Prime which beautifully captures her story. 👩‍🔬