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🤝 Relationships

Every relationship has a balance — and you are always adding or withdrawing.

Kindness, honesty and keeping promises are deposits. Broken commitments and rudeness are withdrawals. A healthy balance lets trust survive mistakes.

Try this today: Make one deposit today: keep a small promise you made.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen R. Covey (1989)

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🤝 Relationships

One harsh moment needs many kind ones to balance it.

Research on couples found that lasting relationships keep about five positive interactions for every negative one, even during conflict.

Try this today: Give someone close to you five small positives today.

Research on marital stability — John Gottman (1994)
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail (1994)

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