Live with Intent: Living Every Minute of Your Life Increases Happiness In his book, Meditations, Roman Emporer Marcus Aurelius says, “Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live. While it is in your power. – Be good.” Nobody likes to think about death. Everything in our society seems to be designed to avoid the … Continue reading “Live with Intent: Living Every Minute of Your Life Increases Happiness”
Gracious People Are Happier People – and Ungracious People are Jerks In our society’s quest to throw out everything genteel and civilized in favor of individualism and “whatever you feel,” we’ve lost the collective expectation of graciousness toward our fellow man. What do I mean by gracious? I mean acting in a way that makes the other fellow feel comfortable, welcome, appreciated, and wanted in your … Continue reading “Gracious People Are Happier People – and Ungracious People are Jerks”
Are You Too Busy Eating Bananas to Fish? – Opportunity Cost and Happiness In economics, there is a principle called “Opportunity Cost.” Basically, Opportunity Cost refers to what you lose from one pursuit while working or focusing on something else. This is closely tied to our previous talk on knowing what the tradeoffs are for each decision you make. What are you losing by choosing the bicycle over … Continue reading “Are You Too Busy Eating Bananas to Fish? – Opportunity Cost and Happiness”
The Soundtrack of Your Life – The Impact of Music on Your Happiness Have you ever watched a movie without the sound – only reading the closed captioning? It’s a totally different experience. Without the soundtrack to tell you when something ominous is about to take place, the uplifting anthem to support a victorious moment, or the bouncing road trip tune of the buddy comedy, the movie has … Continue reading “The Soundtrack of Your Life – The Impact of Music on Your Happiness”
Whack-A-Mole — The Tools for Happiness People around the globe are trying to deal with their emotions. It’s part of the human condition. Sadness. Fear. Shame. Hurt. Betrayal. or just inexplicably…down… For the purposes of our current discussion, the particular negative emotion you are feeling doesn’t matter. What matters is that you understand that the next step is your decision, the … Continue reading “Whack-A-Mole — The Tools for Happiness”
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)”