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The negativity remedy : unlocking more joy, less stress, and better relationships through kindness / Nicole J. Phillips.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2020]Description: 170 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781540900104
  • 154090010X
Subject(s):
Contents:
Lessons from Dinoland -- Identifying your inner meanie -- What actual experts are saying about kindness -- Drawing more kindness into your life: Saying yes to the positive -- Saying no to the negative -- What counts as kindness: Are people taking advantage of you? -- When kindness isn't about you -- Being kind in your home and other places where people annoy you -- Being kind to people who hurt you -- When kindness can't fix it -- When good acts of kindness go bad -- Why kindness even matters -- Acknowledgments -- 365 Kindness ideas -- Author Q & A.
Summary: "Speaker and podcaster helps you move out of negative knee-jerk reactions and draw more kindness into your life, building a more compassionate climate and discovering that the life you transform with kindness is your own"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 248.4 P562 Available 33111009760683
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 248.4 P562 Available 33111010418131
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

We're all pretty nice people, right? It's just that occasionally we're tempted to gossip or indulge in a little justified road rage . . . or snap at our spouse . . . maybe scream at our kids . . . I mean, if everyone else would get with the program, we wouldn't be this way

But maybe the trouble isn't with all those other people who aggravate us. Maybe we're the problem--specifically, the way we react to inconveniences, accidents, and just plain old everyday life with negative words, thoughts, and actions. Because the truth is, when we stop focusing on how we're being affected and start responding in kind ways, that's when something remarkable happens: we actually feel happier ourselves.

With humor, compassion, and encouragement, Nicole Phillips draws on scientific research and real-life examples to help us recognize unhelpful negative thought patterns, show kindness toward others even when we don't feel like it, and discover how one little change actually changes everything.

"Speaker and podcaster helps you move out of negative knee-jerk reactions and draw more kindness into your life, building a more compassionate climate and discovering that the life you transform with kindness is your own"-- Provided by publisher.

Lessons from Dinoland -- Identifying your inner meanie -- What actual experts are saying about kindness -- Drawing more kindness into your life: Saying yes to the positive -- Saying no to the negative -- What counts as kindness: Are people taking advantage of you? -- When kindness isn't about you -- Being kind in your home and other places where people annoy you -- Being kind to people who hurt you -- When kindness can't fix it -- When good acts of kindness go bad -- Why kindness even matters -- Acknowledgments -- 365 Kindness ideas -- Author Q & A.

Includes bibliographical references.

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