New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Easy Rituals That Will Make You Stress-Free
e modern world seems to be designed to increase stress and I'm starting to wonder if worrying will soon be an Olympic sport. You may have your own ways of coping with stress. Problem is, research says they probably don't work. From The Willpower Instinct: The APA’s national survey on stress found that the most commonly used strategies were also rated as highly ineffective by the same people who reported using them. For example, only 16 percent of people who eat…
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This Is How To Have A Happy Life: 4 Proven Secrets From Research
metimes just being happy is hard enough. Figuring out how to have a happy life can seem downright overwhelming. In his book, Authentic Happiness, University of Pennsylvania professor Martin Seligman (the Big Kahuna of happiness research) says that there are four types of happy lives. That's right -- not only do we have a blueprint for what makes a happy life, you even get four choices. That doesn't mean they're all created equal. As you move down the list, the lives get better --…
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Stoicism Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You Happy
right, you’ve probably read a zillion articles about happiness online and you’re not a zillion times happier. What gives? Reading ain't the same as doing. You wouldn't expect to read some martial arts books and then go kick ass like Bruce Lee, would you? All behavior, all changes, must be trained. The ancient Stoics knew this. They didn't write stuff just to be read. They created rituals -- exercises -- to be performed to train your mind to respond properly…
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This Is The Deadly Sin That Makes Life Awesome: 3 Proven Secrets
, not lust. Calm down. This is not that kind of website. I'm talking about pride. When you think about the deadly sins, pride's actually kinda confusing. Few ethical people are running around advocating greed. Wrath isn’t going to make you a lot of friends. And, as the saying goes, envy is the one deadly sin that's no fun at all. But we all think it's okay to be proud of your family, proud of your country, proud of your…
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2 Secrets To The Good Life, Backed By Ancient Wisdom And Research
the first day of his class on ancient Chinese philosophy, professor Michael Puett makes a promise to all the students: If you take the ideas in these texts seriously, they will change your life. Big words. But he may not be crazy -- his class is currently the third most popular one at Harvard. Luckily, you don't have to brave a winter in Cambridge to hear what he has to say... Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh are the authors of The Path:…
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Stoicism Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You Mentally Strong
it. Resilience. Mental toughness. We hear a lot about them these days. But maybe we shouldn't. Why? Because there have been good solutions to the underlying problem for about, oh, 2000 years. The ancient Stoic philosophers really knew what they were doing when it came to building mental toughness. In fact... What's the most effective psychological tool we have today? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. What's it based on? Stoicism. From Stoicism and the Art of Happiness - Ancient Tips For Modern Challenges: Stoicism provides…
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10 Things The Most Successful People Do Every Day
at habits, tactics and routines do the most successful people use to achieve their earth-shaking accomplishments? One guy wanted to know. So he talked to over 200 world-class achievers to learn from them. Now I happen to enjoy interviewing experts to get insights -- but if somebody wants to do all the heavy lifting for me, well, I'm not gonna say no. So I figured I should give that guy a call... Tim Ferriss is the bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek. His new…
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Research Reveals 5 Powerful Rituals That Will Make You Resilient
ery now and then, life punches below the belt. How can you be resilient when times get tough and you feel bad? There are all kinds of strategies for feeling happier and showing grit. But most of them are very conscious and deliberate. And the truth is, most of what we do every day isn't all that conscious and deliberate. Ever since Freud, we've known that a lot of our behavior is unconscious. If that's the case, shouldn't you leverage your…
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