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Terrorism and envy
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Envy avoidance behavior
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- Sometimes the way we cope with terrorism in our own minds and the way we deal with it socially have the opposite effect we intend
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A duty is an unchosen obligation. How could any such thing lead to happiness? Only our responsibility to be rational comes close.
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Toleration is a slippery word. If irrational, it is an obstacle to happiness. But there is a context in which is it appropriate.
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It is appropriate to help others under certain conditions. But why the need to let scoundrels off the moral hook in the name of "compassion"?
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Lack of Goals |
Happiness requires that you are satisfied that your mind deals with people and events in a rational manner..
Why must we think in a rational manner? Because if we don't, we will repeatedly fail to achieve our goals, the values we seek, the ability to honestly obtain the basic needs of life. Thinking Skills
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Happiness requires that you choose, seek out and work to obtain only rational goals, values.
Life depends upon our achieving our basic values so the less logical we are, the less likely we will consistantly and reliably obtain the basic needs of life. The purpose of following reason is to live. Valuing Skills
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Lack of Safety |
Books related to lack of romance
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"The basic political principle of the Objectivist ethics is: no man may initiate the use of physical force against others. No man—or group or society or government—has the right to assume the role of a criminal and initiate the use of physical compulsion against any man. Men have the right to use physical force only in retaliation and only against those who initiate its use. The ethical principle involved is simple and clear-cut: it is the difference between murder and self-defense. A holdup man seeks to gain a value, wealth, by killing his victim; the victim does not grow richer by killing a holdup man. The principle is: no man may obtain any values from others by resorting to physical force." Ayn Rand on Force
The initiation of force might get you money but not happiness. Would you raise your son to be a bank robber? To spend his life looking over his shoulder, never safe, never relaxed, never happy?
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| Sting Shift / Smith and Walstad |
Arm yourself against scams, psychics and swindlers of all kinds. Written as an aid for law enforcement.
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| Getting Through to People The techniques of persuasion...how to break through the mental and emotional barriers between people / Jesse S. Nirenberg, Ph.D. |
A timeless gem that is well worth reading. He has an extrodinary understanding of how to communicate to get ideas across, how to listen with the purpose of understanding another person, how to deal with heated emotions in conversations, how to detect and deal with another person's irrationality, how to hear mixed contexts in conversation and much more.
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| The Virtue of Selfishness / Ayn Rand |
Find out why honesty, integrity and justice are selfish and are virtues, and why bank robbery is not selfish and is a vice. Discover the difference between sacrificing for others and having a benevolence towards others.
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| The SEX-STARVED Marriage - Boosting your marriage libido/ Michele Weiner Davis |
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"Show me a couple who has a mutually satisfying sexual relationship and I'll show you a couple I can pick out of a crowd. There's an almost visible bond between them—the gentle touches, knowing glances, laughter and warmth when their eyes meet. You can feel the connection between them." (Davis, p. 32)
How many couples miss this with their partner? Sex becomes a chronic source of tension in too many relationships. One partner has a high drive; the other one has a "leave me alone" attitude. Michele Davis offers excellent advice for those wanting to rekindle their sexual relationship and strengthen their marriage. She makes astute observations, such as noting the assumption many woman have that their husbands want sex because "having sex is like scratching an itch; it's a purely physical need." She continues,"I am convinced that one of the grossest misunderstandings about sex is the belief many women have that men desire sex because they just want, or better yet, need a physical release. It's true that men (and some women) love an occasional quickie without much emotional hoopla. However I've been privileged to hear men describe the way they really feel when their wives aren't' interested. And if you've assumed that your husband wants sex just to "get off," what I've heard will undoubtedly surprise you." (David, p. 56-7)
This book is an easy read, with plenty of relatable examples and excellent tips, i.e., sexy solutions. Davis has an excellent understanding of both partner's dilemmas and she bridges the understanding and communication gap that so often leads couples to divorce or to suffer unhappy marriages. She helps you recapture that mutually satisfying sexual relationship, and more broadly, that soulmate relationship, you may have lost with your partner. |
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| After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful / Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D. |
"If you're sticking around only out of guilt, fear or a sense of duty, you may want to rethink your decision, or prepare yourself for a life of self-imposed incarceration: you are the prisoner, and you are the keeper of the keys." "Affairs are not so much about sex, but about secrets and violation of trust" she says and she continues "trust is not a gift. It must be earned".
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| How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk/ Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish |
Not merely a parenting book, this is a delightful treasure chest of tips of how to communicate with anyone.
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| Fighting Terrorism / Benjamin Netanyahu |
The Prime Minister of Israel and a noted authority on international terrorists, Benjamin Netanyahu offers a compelling approach to understanding terrorism.
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| Before It's Too Late / Stanton Samenow, Ph.D. |
Why some kids get into trouble - and what parents can do about it.
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| A God Who Hates / Wafa Sultan |
Review by Daniel Pipes, director, Middle East Forum
"Wafa Sultan paints a scorching, unforgettable portrait of Syrian Muslim society, especially the degradation of it's women, and lyrically appreciates her adopted American homeland, which she calls 'the land of dreams.' But she also worries that Middle East customs are encroaching on the West and writes with passion to awaken Americans to a menace they barely recognize, much less fear."
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