7 unpleasant situations that will make you stronger
A Life / / December 19, 2019
About troubles that can happen to anyone, and about what they can teach us.
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Life often throws up nasty surprises. Sometimes it seems that it is a full finish, no worse. Mad at the universal injustice, and then give up.
But most of the problems - it just kicks fate to leave the comfort zone. Life is much easier if you take things happening in her tin as a possibility.
only death is irreparable. Everything else in your power.
1. petty accident
One wrong move, and the bumper pieces - not for you, so you. Well, if there were evroprotokol. Worse, if you need to call the traffic police, to seek compensation for CTP or to prove innocence in court. All of these efforts takes a lot of time and effort, and car repairs can fly a lot of money. But there are also pluses.
What can be learned?
- Any road accident - the call "Be careful!". Why did this happen? Maybe you have enough practice and need some extra driving lessons? Or, at the time of the accident, you were on the phone and it's time to get a wireless headset?
- Plunged into the procedure of registration of accidents and damages, you are sure to re-read a ton of feature articles and posts on the forums. You learn how to take pictures of the car and paint scheme, study the nuances of car insurance and will become much more confident driver.
2. The end of the relationship
Someone diverges quiet, and someone hits the dishes and throw things from the balcony. And it always hurts. Even if the initiative comes from you. Haunted by the feeling of loneliness and disappointment of unfulfilled dreams.
What can be learned?
- Remember the moments of happiness, which gave you a man, and say thank you. Thanks to help smooth the grudges and really be friends.
- The break is always to blame for both. Think about what your traits or habits might contribute to this. Work on yourself to following ratios were stronger.
3. Being late for a train or plane
You paid the taxi driver twice, but still did not have time: the train left, the ship sailed, and the plane He departed without you. Catastrophe! Of course, you can buy a ticket at an exorbitant price for the next flight, the time is still missing. What's annoying: lose a few days of vacation or miss important working conference?
What can be learned?
- Any delay - it is an occasion to ask yourself: "Do I Effectively manage time?" In order to become more organized, armed with any system time management and insert a planner. When traveling, expect travel time, taking into account traffic jams and be sure to put yourself reminder: "Check the date and time of departure", "It's time to go - Check whether the electrical appliances are switched off!" and etc.
- Tardiness should teach you to read the conditions of the carriers. For example, the money for the train ticket can be returned if the appeal to the cash within 12 hours after the departure of the train. For cheap flights compensation is usually not provided (ticket is non-refundable in case of no-show), but some can be exchanged for other numbers.
4. The failure of the exam or presentation
Some were overtaken by a fiasco because of poor preparation, others just unlucky. But in any case, is a sense of shame and despair. How can you be so untalented? And the more was at stake, the more you blame yourself. Well, or all around. After all, the world is full of fools, is not it?
What can be learned?
- "Unsatisfactory" on the exam - a reason to rethink their approach to training. Some retain information when they write the Spurs only cramming works for others. Understand how your brain perceives the information, and help him in this.
- Public failure proves how important it is to stay in front audience. And the most important thing here - the practice. Step over fear and go for it!
5. Flooding neighbors
Sometimes, I left for a few days, come back, and you are met by a wet cat. Wet, because in the house flood. A small hole in the pipe is able to do a lot of harm and damage laminate flooring, furniture, and relations with its neighbors. The mere thought, how much will result in repair and how much blood is drink neighbors becomes sickening.
What can be learned?
- Settling the situation, you will learn a lot of useful legal information. First of all, what civil liability is estimated and compensated the damage. And yet it is a great opportunity to become skilled in dealing with utilities. All this will allow you to pump your skill homeowners.
- How long have you done repairs? pipe break will help you remember long-forgotten skills pasting the walls with wallpaper and linoleum Coanda or teach you this. In other words, you will have a few useful skills.
6. sacking
Never mind, nakosyachil himself or just got laid off. Dismissal - it's always the wrong time. The feeling of "incompetent" hits to the ego, and the lack of financial stability is a panic: "What do I tell my wife / husband?", "How to pay the mortgage?"
What can be learned?
- One of the commandments of reference personal finances says: "Keep emergency supplies in at least 10 thousand rubles for a rainy day." Whatever may have been scarce family budget, discipline yourself to set aside part of their salary in a jug. And better make contributions or to set up a storage bank card. Financial rescue the airbag in the event of job loss and other force majeure.
- Regardless of the reasons for dismissal should spur you to develop. Increase skills: read books, attend courses, communicate with other professionals. Pomnozhatsya new knowledge on the experience and make it easy to pass an interview.
7. Losing your phone or laptop
Unable to find a smartphone in your pocket, people clutching his head: "There is my whole life," Children of the XXI century so dependent on gadgets that their loss is a terrible discomfort: if you do not upload photos and laykat more than two hours, all will decide I'm dead! And where to get money for a new phone or laptop ...
What can be learned?
- Live without gadgets can be. Much more difficult to restore information that is stored in them. So do regularly backups, Use cloud storage depositories and passwords.
- Carefully read the instructions Layfhakera "What to do if you lose your smartphone": Use the screen lock and set the app to help find a lost item.
A public epic situations you've provided? Tell us what lessons you have learned.