Everyone Loves a Good Psych Post
Due to the overwhelming interest in my last offering, I've decided to indulge in another psychology-related post. This one has to do with reading books. Books, on the whole, are not of great use to me because I tend to forget nearly everything that I read. Yet I keep on reading. Why?
One theory is that I feel guilty not reading because it's what smart people do. If I don't do it, I guess that means I'm not smart. If I don't like it, I guess that means I'm not an intellectual.
Another theory is that I really don't forget everything. Maybe I remember a thing of two, and maybe the things I do remember are the really important ones. Maybe.
So the latest book is a trade psychology book written by Control-Mastery oriented therapists. The title's Imaginary Crimes. Yes, cheesy--I know. It's not really all that great. The clinical examples are boring and not particularly memorable. But he did drop one thought in there that's really stuck with me. It's simple.
You ready?
The best thing we can do for our children is to lead happy lives.
You see? Simple. And I remembered it!
posted by Gart @ 9:23 PM
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3 Comments:
Love the psychology posts!
more, please!
;-)
that's definitely a worthwhile strategy, assuming i was at all interested in happiness. however, the fact of the matter is, i could take it or leave it. which is not to say that happiness is not right for someone else. by all means, have at it.
tist: we love YOU, too!
erik: perhaps it would increase your interest level if you were told that happiness is really two words: "hap," from the German, meaning "half," or "half-sized," and "piness," which is how I used to spell "penis," until I learned that it was realled spelled, "penis."
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