4 Easy Ways You Can Resolve Life’s Toughest Questions
w To Work More Efficiently Use the Eisenhower Matrix. Via The Decision Book: 50 Models for Strategic Thinking: The US President Dwight D. Eisenhower supposedly once said: ‘The most urgent decisions are rarely the most important ones’. Eisenhower was considered a master of time management, i.e. he had the ability to do everything as and when it needed to be done. With the Eisenhower method, you will learn to distinguish between what is important and what is urgent. Whatever the job…
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Are You Making The Most Out Of Life? Here’s How You Can.
en Does "More" Finally Become "Enough"? You probably have far more now than you ever had in the past but you're probably not much happier. And, instinctively, we think the problem can still be fixed by more. More of whatever. More money. More food. More things. Generically, more. We're not even sure what we need more of, but whatever we have now sure as hell isn't doing it so turn it up to 11, Bertha. This isn't an anti-capitalist rant…
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4 Books That Will Make You Happy And Successful
at is the good life? That's the primary question I'm trying to answer with this blog. Shortcuts and lifehacks are great. Surprising trivia is nice. But how can we really live great lives? I don't have time for much less. And I don't like corny fluff. I want answers backed by research, expertise or deep insight. Here are four books that really helped me. And I think they'll help you too. Find Direction In Life What is it? Clayton…
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The Art Of Negative Thinking: How Negativity Can Make You Happier
cerpts from my interview with Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking. What The Ancient Stoics Can Teach You About Happiness Oliver Burkeman: To sum up the Stoic perspective very simply: it's your beliefs about the world that cause distress, not the world itself. Eric: And this leads to a very powerful technique for increasing happiness. Oliver Burkeman: Yes. It's what the Stoics call, "the premeditation" - that there's actually a lot…
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10 Life Lessons You Can Learn From The Smartest Older People
ve posted before about research into the most important life lessons we can learn from older people, taken from Karl Pillemer's excellent book, 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans. Here's another take on the same subject: Before the 50th reunion of Harvard Business School's class of 1963 they asked them what lessons they would pass on to younger people. This isn't firm scientific research -- but we ignore it at our peril. We can learn much about life…
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How To Be More Confident: 5 Research Backed Methods
one doubts the value of confidence. In fact, research shows people often prefer confidence over actual expertise. G. Richard Shell teaches at the Wharton School and his book Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success has a great chapter on how to be more confident. Here's what you need to know. Surround Yourself With People Who Believe in You I've posted a lot about how the power of context can improve behavior. And people are a part of that. When you're told you're…
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How To Get Happy RIGHT NOW: 7 Quick Ways To Feel Better
theory here. No nightly exercises for months. You're feeling sad or angry. How do you get happy fast? Sex, Exercise, Socialize When researchers survey 5000 people from 83 countries, what do they learn about happiness? We’re happiest when we’re having sex, exercising, or socializing. Via Engineering Happiness: A New Approach for Building a Joyful Life: Using smart phones, Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T. Gilbert of Harvard University collected a large sample of experiences and associated happiness. They also…
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3 Ways To Boost Happiness That Sound Really Stupid But Actually Work
her book Positivity, professor Barbara Frederickson provides a number of positive thinking exercises to increase happiness and good feelings. I've covered a lot of this research before so most of it wasn't too surprising to me... but three of them threw me for a loop. I looked up the studies to verify. Sure enough, they were all the real deal: 1) Be Sincere Or Your Heart Will Explode Frederickson says fake smiles can lead to heart attacks. Via Positivity: Groundbreaking…
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