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201 Deep Questions To Get To Know Yourself And Others

Good questions are powerful. They force answers.

Deep and compelling questions force us to think profoundly and examine ourselves and learn more about the people we want to know better.

Are you trying to know someone, but you're at a loss for the right questions to ask?

You're well past small talk, and you want to know if this is someone who could be a lasting friend or potential romantic partner.

Or maybe you want to explore your own inner world through questioning to evolve to a new level of happiness, self-confidence, and inner peace.

Good deep questions are more personal questions that go beyond favorite colors and whether or not pineapple tastes good on pizza.

They go to the heart.

Let's look at some questions to ask others and yourself.

15 Appalling Signs You Are In A One-Sided Relationship

by Barrie Davenport

You're in love, so you want to do anything you can to make your partner happy.

You've opened up your heart, and you're excited to have a deep connection with this person who seems so great for you.

You find yourself being selflessly available to your partner 24/7, no matter what you already have planned.

When you're in love, the only thing that matters is being with this person.

Maybe you see yourself in this scenario — willing to do almost anything to spend time with your partner or win his or her affection and attention.

However, as time progresses, you realize that you are not getting the same time and attention you offer your partner.

You don't see much effort coming from the other side that demonstrates your partner feels the same way that you do.

13 Gracious Ways to Respond to a Compliment Without Sounding Icky + Examples

by Barrie Davenport

couple talking, how to respond to a compliment

Isn’t it strange how hard it is to respond to a compliment?

We squirm and deflect and awkwardly shuffle our feet in the face of such overt niceness.

Social anxiety, burnout, and social media facades can cripple our self-esteem, so we don't know how to genuinely accept a compliment.

Despite all the research showing positive feedback can keep employees (and all of us) more motivated and help our mental health, our brain still has this nagging habit of shutting down when we are given positive reinforcement.

For just a few moments, let's quiet our inner critics and learn how to reply to compliments with poise and confidence.

Do You Have A Bad Attitude? 17 Signs You Do And How To Change It

by Barrie Davenport

two women arguing, Signs You Have a Bad Attitude

Do you have a bad attitude? I mean, how can you tell, really?

One person’s bad attitude is another’s comic relief, right?

Turns out, not so much.

You’re just getting a reputation for being one of those people with attitude. And it’s never a compliment. At some point, even your friends stop pretending you’re funny.

So, you want to know, what is a bad attitude? And if you have one, where did it come from? And what can you do to change it?

Are There Double Standards In Relationships? You Betcha, And Here Are 13 Prime Examples

by Barrie Davenport

What exactly is a double standard?

And how do you know if your expectations of someone qualify as such?

This isn’t just about double standards between men and women, though we do cover some of those.

The main issue here is the mentality behind the most common double standards.

It’s more about blind spots, which all of us have.

Once you recognize a double standard for what it is, what you do about it is what will define you.

Let’s start with an obvious question.