Emotional Reliance on Flattery and Praise

by Jack Dawes
written by Jack Dawes
Maurice Nicoll and Eckhart Tolle quotes about how emotions are dependent on external recognition or the lack there of

Praise or flattery can make us feel good, but the lack of it can make us feel bad, the authors say. This is an example of how ordinary emotions work in opposites.

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