Know the Tradeoffs and Be Happier In his book*, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown talks about the importance of understanding what we are giving up – the tradeoffs – in our choices. Know the tradeoffs and be happier. Here’s why we are talking about it today. We can’t be happy with the choices we make if we don’t … Continue reading “Know the Tradeoffs and Be Happier”
The Right Daily Routines for Happiness (That Could Change Your Life) Increase your productivity! – Be healthier! – Be more efficient! That’s what they say, right? It’s all true…and it’s all baloney. Why should you have a daily routine? Because you need to figure out how to wrap the more challenging aspects of life with actions, activities, and structure that is emotionally uplifting and meaningful for … Continue reading “The Right Daily Routines for Happiness (That Could Change Your Life)”
You Can’t Have it All – Pick a Hat and Be Happy You only have one head, and you can only wear one hat at a time. So, you can’t have it all. We all have to face…and embrace…our limitations – while still striving to achieve a magnificent goal. In his New York Times Bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown shines a bright light … Continue reading “You Can’t Have it All – Pick a Hat and Be Happy”
Use Your Time Better and Be Happier “He who every morning plans the transactions of that day and follows that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life.” Victor Hugo Do you ever feel as though you just don’t have enough hours in the day? Here’s the truth. You can “either run the day, … Continue reading “Use Your Time Better and Be Happier”
Revealed: Connection Between Happiness and Silence “How much better is silence; the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here for ever with bare things, this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things in themselves, myself being myself.” Virginia Woolf – The Waves … Continue reading “Revealed: Connection Between Happiness and Silence”
The Happy Side of Failure “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is an unexpected detour, not an unpleasant end.” Denis Waitley No one enjoys failing. You see plenty of books on the shelves of stores with titles such as “How to Succeed and Live a Happy Life” or “How to Be a … Continue reading “The Happy Side of Failure”
Trust No One – (If You Want to Grow Your Unhappiness) “The government is out to get us.” — “The police are all incompetent and corrupt.” — “My parents don’t want what’s best for me.” — “Doctors only want to make more money by shilling for the drug companies.” Sound familiar? Distrust is an easy trap to fall into. Why? Because CNN, CBC, Fox, and other … Continue reading “Trust No One – (If You Want to Grow Your Unhappiness)”
The Secret Connection Between Language and Happiness Is there a connection between language and happiness? Let’s find out. “I have a waterfall in my house.” 🙂 That’s what I tell myself every morning when I step into the shower. Why do I call it a waterfall? Because I want to remind myself each morning how rich and lucky I am. It was … Continue reading “The Secret Connection Between Language and Happiness”
What the Crowd is Doing to Your Happiness Your crowd. My crowd. Their crowd. Let’s talk about what the crowd is doing to your happiness. It doesn’t matter what crowd…they’re all the same. Every crowd thinks that they are right and everyone else is wrong. Every crowd has plans to convince everyone else to think the way they do. Every crowd has established … Continue reading “What the Crowd is Doing to Your Happiness”
Identifying the Two Enemies of Happiness Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger – 4 BC – AD 65) grew up in Rome at the same time that Jesus Christ was growing up in Israel. Following a banishment to Corsica by Roman Emporer Claudius, he was brought back to be Nero’s tutor in AD 49. He was able to advise Nero through the first five … Continue reading “Identifying the Two Enemies of Happiness”