Happy Saturday! Today I plan on spending this beautiful day on a private beach in Malibu. Feeling incredibly blessed to live right by the Pacific ocean! What are you feeling grateful for today?
I usually keep my blogging to a minimum on the weekend due to my extracurricular activities (hehe) but I wanted to share with you a small excerpt about the concept of “spontaneous trait transference” from The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin, one of my favorite books of all time.
“Studies show that because of this psychological phenomenon, people unintentionally transfer to me traits I ascribe to other people. So if I tell Jean that Pat is arrogant, unconsciously Jean associates that quality with me. On the other hand, if I say that Pat is brilliant or hilarious, I’m linked to those qualities. What I say about other people sticks to me- even when I talk to someone who already knows me. So I do well to say only good things.”
Interesting, huh? Keep this in mind before you start blabbing on about the negative character traits of another person.
Talking bad about other people has become a sort of “hobby” for some people (especially for us gossipin’ girls), but I’m trying to cut back on saying anything negative about anyone. I’m not saying I won’t ever pull a “Gosh, she is SO annoying!” or “Someone call the fashion police and arrest her!” but at least I can try to keep this to a minimum. I know I’m already pretty good at this, but I could be better. Everyone has something about them that I can learn to appreciate.
Happy saying people are awesome (for selfish reasons?),
Jordan Brown
