• MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    People don’t often realize how subtle changes in language can change our thought process.

    just changing a single word in your daily usage can change your entire outlook from negative to positive. it’s strange, but unless you’ve experienced it yourself how such minute changes can have such large effects it’s hard to believe.

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      23 minutes ago

      And this is hard for me, actually. Because of my work background and the jargon used, I’m unconsciously negative about things a lot of the time. It’s a tough habit to break.