Happiness is…selflessness AND selfishness
In most of my talks these days I refer to the paradoxes of happiness...
In most of my talks these days I refer to the paradoxes of happiness...
via Barking up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker There’s no shortage of tips about what brings happiness, but what gives your life meaning? “Meaning in life” is one of those things everybody insists is vitally important — yet nobody tells you what it really is, and directions to get there never...
We know that happiness comes at least in part, from achievement and accomplishment. And so for more happiness, it's not a bad idea to try to get more done. But getting just anything done won't make you happy; you have to get the right things done! Which...
via GoodNewsNetwork Do you get uncomfortable feelings when you read negative or pessimistic headlines? You, like the rest of us have mirror neurons in your brain that predisposes you to feel empathic. The good news is empathy helps you live cooperatively with others. The bad news is...
Six Ways to Get More Happiness for Your Money By Kira M. Newman More than a decade of research looks at how our spending choices can make us happier—or leave us disappointed. When we think about spending our money wisely, we usually focus on getting the best value...
via LifeHack by Roy Huff How many times has life overwhelmed you? It’s okay. It happens to everyone. The world moves at breathtaking speed. You have a hundred times the choices and ten times the work. Blink your eyes, and everything has changed. Where do you...
via Thought Catalog by Victoria Harris Do you ever feel like you’re constantly saying “sorry” to someone? I know it’s a problem in my life. I say, “pardon me,” “excuse me, sorry” to people walking by me in the hallway. I apologize if I take too long...
“We need to re-learn the value of calculated moments of self-compassion; we need to appreciate the role of self-care in a good, ambitious and fruitful life.” BY MARIA POPOVA “Compassion,” wrote historian Karen Armstrong in considering the proper meaning of the Golden Rule, “asks us to look...