Hi, Jane:

What Mike, Mary, Paula, and Jane said ... :)

You have stirred my interest in this research and I thank you for that (one down, two to go:).  Appreciate the links to the articles.

I find our apparent focus on the negative fascinating, but have to admit I probably already knew this.  My personal research consists of being scathingly honest about my own behaviors, so I will admit I find proofreading a document very easy ... the errors just leap in front of me.   When I try to evaluate the value of the article, I find that I need to exert much more effort.

I guess we really are geared to focus on the negative, the wrong, the poorly done.

Your list is daunting to me, because of my short attention span, but I will give it a whirl, partially because you have done such a nice job of creating a series of actions which involve some stretching, but appear doable, even at this busy time of year.

Thanks again for another solid contribution to our self-leadership wisdom - truly appreciated:)

John