Darya Sinusoid, Author at Shortform Books

How Affirmations for Change Can Help You Start a New Chapter

How can practicing affirmations help you effect positive changes in your life? What are the best affirmations for change? Affirmations are one of the most effective tools for creating positive changes in your life and becoming the person you want to be. Repeating affirmations for change can help you can make a tremendous difference in your life by reinforcing more positive and effective ways of thinking. Here’s how to use affirmations to change your life for the better.

Autonomy at Work: Why It’s Important and How to Encourage It

Should you give your employees autonomy over their work? How does giving people autonomy affect their performance? How much autonomy at work is safe? In most organizations, employees have little autonomy to take initiative. This is bad for job satisfaction, professional growth, and for the company. Keep reading to learn why employees in autonomous workplaces are both happier and more productive, and some strategies to implement autonomy in your organization.

How to Protect Your Boundaries to Avoid Future Transgressions

What’s the best way to deal with personal boundary violations? How can you protect your boundaries and ensure that people take them seriously? Boundary violations often happen as a natural part of the boundary-setting process. Even the most respectful people will take a little time to adjust to new boundaries, and in the meantime, they’ll likely slip up and default to old behaviors. That’s why you need to be proactive in reinforcing your boundaries. Therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab explains how to protect your boundaries to prevent future transgressions.

How to Attract Women: Strategies and Tips From Pros

Do you fantasize about romantic conquest but struggle with the reality of it? In the modern world, how can a heterosexual man successfully attract women? There’s no shortage of advice on how to attract women. Not only that, but a lot of it is contradictory, making it more difficult to figure out the right approach. However, there’s no one black-and-white formula for making women fall for you—it’s all about what you’re looking for. To help you find your way around women, we’ve compiled strategies and tips on how to attract women from some of the most noteworthy voices on the

John Rawls: The Veil of Ignorance and Justice

What is John Rawls’s “veil of ignorance” assumption? How can ignorance inform justice? The veil of ignorance is a device for helping people arrive at a rational definition of justice. The idea is that by imagining that they are ignorant about their personal circumstances—things like race, sex, gender, age, wealth, and religious beliefs—people can prevent their biases from interfering in their reasoning. Here’s why justice should be founded on ignorance, according to Rawls.

The Highly Sensitive Person: Book Overview

What is Elaine Aron’s The Highly Sensitive Person about? What is the key message to take away from the book? If you often find yourself needing to duck out of parties early, covering your ears at loud concerts, or crying at sentimental commercials on television, you might be a highly sensitive person. In her book The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine Aron explains the trait of high sensitivity. Below is a brief overview of The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron.

Louise Hay: How to Forgive Someone Who Hurt You

You can heal with love. Discover how the love you feel in your heart can improve your physical health and help you overcome illness.

Do you find it difficult to forgive people who hurt or wronged you in some way? How does holding grudges prevent you from healing? Forgiving someone for causing you pain or making your life difficult isn’t easy. However, harboring blame and grudges for people who mistreated you hurts no one but yourself. Here’s how to forgive someone who hurt you, according to self-help guru Louise Hay.

Setting Healthy Boundaries: The 3-Step Process

Why is it important to set boundaries with people? Where is the fine line between healthy and unhealthy boundaries? How do you establish where your personal boundaries lie and communicate them effectively? By setting healthy boundaries, you minimize the chances that people will transgress or violate your standards by doing something you don’t tolerate. Although setting boundaries can be awkward and uncomfortable, it’s essential to ensure harmonious relationships. Therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab explains how to set healthy boundaries in three steps.

How to Overcome Perfectionism: Strategies and Tips

Are you a perfectionist? What are the dangers of striving for perfection in everything you do? Despite recognizing the impossibility of perfection, many people still hold themselves to unrealistic expectations in many aspects of their lives. However, striving for perfection is unhealthy as it can lead to negative outcomes such as procrastination, toxic comparisons, and burnout. Here’s how to overcome perfectionism and learn to set yourself realistic standards.

The Fresh Start Effect: The Power of New Beginnings

What is the fresh start effect? How can you use the fresh start effect to your benefit? The fresh start effect is the human tendency toward action during special occasions or temporal landmarks. Just as people feel more optimistic and capable at the start of a day/week/year, they also feel more optimistic and capable when they’re at the beginning of a project or a new job. Keep reading to learn about the fresh start effect and how you can use it to your advantage.