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The art
of beating depression
Chapter
2: Life after the beginning
Once you
have decided to begin a new, now it is time to focus on what
you want. Want seems like a selfish word, but it is the key
to living a full life. Human beings have to have three
things in order to live.
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Goal
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Reward
for getting the goal.
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Punishment for missing the goal.
It’s the
universal law of man that we have to have a purpose. We have
free will, so we choose our goals. A goal usually has some
reward when achieved. It can be a new car, a better job, or
the perfect soul mate. No matter what goal we choose, there
has to be a reward and a punishment. Generally those things
come with reward and punishment but you can make it more fun
by setting rewards and punishments yourself. Let’s say I
want to get an A in a college class. I would set my reward
as a new computer for myself. Then I set the punishment as
giving away my television to good will. Now I don’t want to
loose my tv so I am going to make sure to hit my goal. Not
only that, but I can get a new laptop for myself if I do it.
Now I have a purpose and a goal. It can be as rewarding as I
make it. I don’t want to miss it because it will cost me. So
now I have motivation to do the work and get the A. You can
use this technique with your children too. It works great.
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chapter 1 here
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