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“Our brains adjust to both harmony and disagreement. We unconsciously try to please others, we also want to agree with others. Why? Humans value social conformity so much that they'll change their own responses - even their perceptions - to align with the group, even when the group is blatantly wrong. We are wired to conform. Your brain would rather not deal with conflict and debate. It would much prefer to lounge in the comfort of like-mindedness. The instinct for agreement has a huge impact in our lives. It is one of the reasons why in a culture of complaint, we join the fray.”

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“Competition breeds envy. Envy makes yourself your own enemy. Envy's catty cousin is schadenfreude which means taking pleasure in the suffering of others. When we derive joy from other people's failures, we're holding our houses and pride on the rocky foundation of someone else's imperfection or bad luck. That is not steady ground. When we find ourselves judging others, we should take note. It's a signal that our minds are tricking us into thinking we're moving forward when in truth, we are stuck.”

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“What we judge/envy/suspect in someone else can guide us to the darkness we have within ourselves. Our envy, impatience, suspicion with someone else tells us something about ourselves. Negative projections and suspicions reflect our own insecurities and get in our way.”

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“Negativity is everywhere. Everyday we are assaulted by negativity. No wonder we can't help but dish it out as well as receive it. We report the aches and pains of the day, rather than the small joys. We compare ourselves to our neighbors, complain about our partners, say things about our friends behind their backs that we would never say to their faces, criticize people on social media, argue, deceive and explode into anger. Negativity chatter even takes place throughout what we might consider to be a 'good day'. Negativity often comes from within.”

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