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dips into the bucket and takes water out, one is using negativity to do this, but receiving recognition or praise for example helps to fill the bucket. Obviously, the more
water in the bucket, the better. Managing to get through life with a full bucket is easy when following the rules, according to these authors. Authors explain the metaphor simply
this way: "When our bucket is full, we feel great. When its empty, we feel awful" (Rath, Clifton, 5). Strategies are provided to enhance positive emotions. Authors say that people
should use every opportunity they have to increase positive emotions (Rath, Clifton, 89). Although a good part of the thesis rests on the notion that receiving compliments and praise helps
people, it is also the case that people can do things to increase their positive emotions. In fact, authors say that people can do things to increase their buckets, but
when they are in a negative state of mind, they diminish them (Rath, Clifton, 5). At the same time, authors explain that when people dip from other peoples buckets, it
hurts them (Rath, Clifton, 5). The authors explain that people may tease someone else, or outright blamed someone for a problem, and this adds to their insecurity; when someone is
tempted to do this, according to authors, they should pause and think about it ("Negative employees are like a hurricane through a coastal town"). Authors also suggest that people
make friends at work and notice when others do a good job ("Negative employees are like a hurricane through a coastal town"). The book How Full is Your Bucket is
a general, self-help book that teaches people to be a bit nicer. The advice provided by authors does suggest that people can really make a difference in the lives of
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