Comments on: Choose your friends wisely, it could be critical to your happiness! http://ismaild.com/choose-friends-wisely-critical-happiness/ Peering over the Edge of Tech,Life & Politics.... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:41:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Calvin & Hobbes on Negativity http://ismaild.com/choose-friends-wisely-critical-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Calvin & Hobbes on Negativity Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:09:02 +0000 http://ismaild.com/?p=246#comment-194 [...] am a huge fan of C&H, and after the post on avoiding negative people, here’s a little humor. Calvin & Hobbes Categorized as [...] [...] am a huge fan of C&H, and after the post on avoiding negative people, here’s a little humor. Calvin & Hobbes Categorized as [...]

]]> By: Ismail Dhorat http://ismaild.com/choose-friends-wisely-critical-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Ismail Dhorat Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:20:42 +0000 http://ismaild.com/?p=246#comment-192 @fiona yep be brutal, avoid like the plague :) @nik hmmm never thought about that, but yes when you mention you do get people who are able to be around negativity while still maintaining positivity.... does that constitute a buffer personality... or is that that their frame of positivity is strong enough that they are unaffected by other negative influences... i wonder! I also think it has to do with the social status of the person in question, i.e if the Alpha of a group is negative this would mean more people within the circle are negative.... @fiona yep be brutal, avoid like the plague :)

@nik hmmm never thought about that, but yes when you mention you do get people who are able to be around negativity while still maintaining positivity…. does that constitute a buffer personality… or is that that their frame of positivity is strong enough that they are unaffected by other negative influences… i wonder!

I also think it has to do with the social status of the person in question, i.e if the Alpha of a group is negative this would mean more people within the circle are negative….

]]> By: Fiona Kirubi http://ismaild.com/choose-friends-wisely-critical-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Fiona Kirubi Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:10:31 +0000 http://ismaild.com/?p=246#comment-190 I agree..the mood of others does have an effect on your mood...avoid negative people. I agree..the mood of others does have an effect on your mood…avoid negative people.

]]> By: Nik Smit http://ismaild.com/choose-friends-wisely-critical-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Nik Smit Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:34:06 +0000 http://ismaild.com/?p=246#comment-189 I certainly think this is valid. There also seem to be "buffer" personalities, that can soak up negative feelings - not passing it on, and thus insulating the downstream group. I certainly think this is valid. There also seem to be “buffer” personalities, that can soak up negative feelings – not passing it on, and thus insulating the downstream group.

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