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> [“If you are treated like dirt long enough, you begin to fell like dirt”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/if-you-are-treated-like-dirt-long-enough-you-begin-to-fell-like-dirt/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

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## More by Richard O'Connor

> [“Each day’s practice does some good, and if you slip and fall off your diet or exercise program or mindfulness practice, all that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/each-day-s-practice-does-some-good-and-if-you-slip-and-fall-off-your/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

> [“People often attempt to compensate for this loss of hope by comforting themselves with “consolation prizes”: easy but self-destructive habits like too much TV,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/people-often-attempt-to-compensate-for-this-loss-of-hope-by/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

> [“It seems like the value you attribute to something, more than its inherent value, influences your expectations, and your expectations, to a great extent,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/it-seems-like-the-value-you-attribute-to-something-more-than-its/)

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> [“People believe they lack will power, but will power is not something you either have or don’t, like blue eyes. Instead, it’s a skill,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/people-believe-they-lack-will-power-but-will-power-is-not-something/)

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> [“One of the major reasons why it’s hard for us to get over dysfunctional paradigms is our habit of selective attention. We’re more likely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/one-of-the-major-reasons-why-it-s-hard-for-us-to-get-over/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

> [“There is a lot of research to suggest that we feel better overall as we are progressing toward our goals; we have a sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/there-is-a-lot-of-research-to-suggest-that-we-feel-better-overall-as/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

> [“Here’s a simple intervention to show what a little change in your negative narrative can do. First-year college students who receive worse grades than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/here-s-a-simple-intervention-to-show-what-a-little-change-in-your/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

> [“Avoid enablers. These are people who make it easy for you to perform your self-destructive behavior. People you go on a smoking break with.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/avoid-enablers-these-are-people-who-make-it-easy-for-you-to-perform/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

> [“Basics of Good Self-Care Exercise moderately but regularly Eat healthy but delicious meals Regularize your sleep cycle Practice good personal hygiene Don’t drink to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/basics-of-good-self-care-exercise-moderately-but-regularly-eat/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

> [“I realize now that no simple, single-factor theory of depression will ever work. Depression is partly in our genes, partly in our childhood experience,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/i-realize-now-that-no-simple-single-factor-theory-of-depression-will/)

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> [“Avoid triggers. If you’re an alcoholic, stay out of bars. If you’re a depressed or impulsive shopper, don’t go shopping. When you have to,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/avoid-triggers-if-you-re-an-alcoholic-stay-out-of-bars-if-you-re-a/)

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> [“Across thirty-two cities worldwide, people in 2006 were walking an average 10 percent faster than they were in 1994.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/across-thirty-two-cities-worldwide-people-in-2006-were-walking-an/)

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> [“Get up with the alarm, shower, get dressed, and have breakfast. Without much effort, you’ve already put yourself in a good position for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/get-up-with-the-alarm-shower-get-dressed-and-have-breakfast-without/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

> [“Perhaps the best antidote and preventive for burnout is the feeling of solid connection with the people in our lives. When we can share…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/perhaps-the-best-antidote-and-preventive-for-burnout-is-the-feeling/)

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> [“This is a little dirty secret of mental health economics: if you're depressed, you don't think you're worth the cost of treatment. You feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/this-is-a-little-dirty-secret-of-mental-health-economics-if-you-re/)

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