I dont know if I posted about this before, I was reading a book on abnormal psychology which suggested some elements of optimal living in a chapter about moving beyond normality toward positive psychology.
Anyway, the recipe for optimal living in this book included:-
Positive attitudes toward self
Growth and development
Autonomy
Accurate preceptions of reality
Environmental competence
Positive interpersonal relations
I think its a good list, of the people who I know who either live a tortured life themselves or torture everyone else around them the fourth is probably the biggest factor because they do definitely have an "unreality factor", trying to reflect what they think others want to hear, often wrongly, prevaricating, all sorts of avoidance etc.
Anyway, what is your personal recipe for optimal living?
Anyway, the recipe for optimal living in this book included:-
Positive attitudes toward self
Growth and development
Autonomy
Accurate preceptions of reality
Environmental competence
Positive interpersonal relations
I think its a good list, of the people who I know who either live a tortured life themselves or torture everyone else around them the fourth is probably the biggest factor because they do definitely have an "unreality factor", trying to reflect what they think others want to hear, often wrongly, prevaricating, all sorts of avoidance etc.
Anyway, what is your personal recipe for optimal living?