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One of the mysteries of human nature is: Why do we sometimes have to force ourselves to do the things we enjoy? —even the things we yearn to do? A friend exemplified this perfectly when she said, “I love yoga. I look forward to it, I enjoy it when it’s happening, and I feel good when I look back on …
Assay: Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how different people respond to rules–and I use “rules” broadly (see below for examples) to mean any kind of instruction to do or not do something. I love to identify categories. Abstainers/moderators. Leopards/alchemists. Radiators/drains. And I now I can’t stop thinking about these four categories. To see if you spot yourself in …
Happiness interview with Chris Yeh. I was e-introduced to Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur Chris Yeh by my online-then-real-life friend Jackie Danicki. Chris has been building Internet businesses since 1995 (which, if I recall correctly, was about the time that I actually used the Internet for the first time). He’s the VP Marketing for PBWorks, the world’s leading provider of …
Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: 10 tips for living a better life, one day at a time — from Pope John XXIII. One of the most important strategies of my Happiness Project has been keeping my Resolutions Chart. It provides accountability, it prompts me to review all my resolutions once a day, it gives me the gold stars …
“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.” –Aristotle * Fascinating post on Starfish Envy about “numbness.” Numbness is a very helpful term for a particular state of mind, and the post really got me thinking. * Have you pre-ordered your copy of The Happiness Project? No? …
