“When people can’t handle their partner’s periodic requests for privacy or their random bursts of anger and anxiety, they resort to extreme measures (aggression, breaking up) instead of working through normal relationship snafus. When you try to stop your partner… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“As Tibetan Buddhists remind us, “If we take care of the minutes and moments, the hours and days will take care of themselves.” — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“Living a life of curiosity is not about ignoring risk and anxiety. It’s about being willing to do what one values, even in the… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“You are going to be dead a long time, and only have a brief period of time to feel, to do something meaningful, to… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“Without curiosity, we are unable to sustain our attention, we avoid risks, we abort challenging tasks, we compromise our intellectual development, we fail to… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“We need to be wary of the need for certainty. Seeking certitude can cause our beliefs and decision making to crystallize prematurely, and the… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“Most people overestimate risk, failure, and danger and underestimate the value of being curious.” — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“In a survey of more than 10,000 people from 48 countries, happiness was viewed as more important than success, intelligence, knowledge, maturity, wisdom, relationships,… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“When we are open to new possibilities, we find them. Be open and skeptical of everything.” — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“Without being interested in what we do, it is nearly impossible to be motivated to reach the goals that are most important to us.… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“When people can’t handle their partner’s periodic requests for privacy or their random bursts of anger and anxiety, they resort to extreme measures (aggression,… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“Two types of avoidance cause problems for people: avoiding pleasure and avoiding pain.” — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“Our moods change constantly and thus our ideas about the past change with them. As for the future, it remains unwritten. Anything can happen,… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“I wake up with the hope this day is even more uncertain than yesterday. It’s the unknown that we live, breathe, and move in… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
“Rather than be encouraged to learn about ourselves and our interests, we are more often taught how to make decisions about what to do… — Todd Kashdan Copy Share Image
