Alles wat wij doen op welk gebied dan ook – religieus, wetenschappelijk, politiek, economisch en artistiek – is gericht op het bereiken van een staat waarin alle behoeften en verlangens vervuld zijn. Zoals de Dalai Lama vaak zegt: ‘Alle wezens zoeken geluk en vervulling.’ Zolang al onze behoeften niet vervuld zijn, hebben wij ons uiteindelijke doel nog niet bereikt. De geconditioneerde mind vertelt ons dat we nog verder moeten zoeken!

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Personality: Theories and Applications by Eric Shiraev presents a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of personality. The new Second Edition incorporates the latest findings from the fields of behavioral economics and neuroscience while offering expanded coverage of contemporary issues.

A personal code to think yourself smarter, wiser and happier.

We all envy the natural thinkers of this world. They have the best ideas, make the smartest decisions, are open minded and never indecisive. Is there something they know that the rest of us don't? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is a resounding yes.

They know The Rules of Thinking. These Rules are the guiding principles that show you how to make wiser decisions, stop procrastinating, know when to compromise, avoid mist...

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A much-needed, hands-on guide to applying discursive theory - an increasingly popular yet complex approach to research in psychology.

This book focusses on captivating, and maintaining the engagement of, students in the methods they need to know about to be successful in their psychology degree and does this with inventive pedagogy.

A critical introduction to key debates about how problems of mental health are understood, and to the core approaches taken to working with counselling and psychotherapy clients.

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An indispensable guide to the key research and study skills that students need to develop, and then put into effective practice at all levels.

Minder streven naar perfectionisme zorgt voor een gelukkiger leven

We leven in een tijd waarin iedereen perfectie lijkt na te streven, maar deze zoektocht naar perfectionisme zal ons uiteindelijk opbreken. Voortdurend worden we geconfronteerd met onbereikbare idealen, onze maatschappij beloont uitblinkers en de winner takes all-economie neemt geen genoegen meer met ‘goed genoeg’. Geen wonder dat perfectionisme in de lift zit, maar daarbij gaan we voorbij aan de negatieve gevolgen ...