This Is The Most Fun Way To Make Your Life Awesome
orking on your goals" is usually not fun. It's way too formal and serious. And that's one of the reasons we quit. So how can you build good habits, improve yourself and have a great life -- while still having a blast? I decided to call an expert on the subject. Steve Kamb is the bestselling author of Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness by Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story. Steve meshes psychology with video games, movies and pop culture…
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Evening Ritual: The 7 Things That Will Make You Happy At Night
erybody talks about morning rituals to get the day started right. (Even I have.) But ending the day right can be even more important. Why? Because your mind ain't perfect when it comes to happiness. It cheats. Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize winner and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, has shown that your brain really remembers only two things about an event: The emotional peak The end Via The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less: Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman and his colleagues…
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Mindfulness: 5 Secrets To Making Your Mind Happy
metimes it seems like your brain just sits around creating lousy feelings and worries. You want this, you’re frustrated about that, you’re annoyed about some other thing and the list never stops. And it makes it impossible to be happy. What would be nice is to have a perspective that helps your brain deal with all of these negative emotions. And there may be one -- and you’ve probably heard the name a lot lately: Mindfulness. And research shows it works. Three big names in…
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How To Get More Energy: 8 New Secrets Backed By Research
'd all like to know how to get more energy when life throws curve balls at us. These ideas from psychology research can help you keep going and overcome a terminal case of I-don't-feel-like-it. Let's get started... 1) Do The "Obvious Trio" Yeah, yeah, I said this would be "new" secrets but we have to get these three obvious ones out of the way now. Everybody says you should get more sleep, exercise and eat better. And, of course, they're right. But…
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Morning Ritual: The 7 Steps That Will Make You Happy All Day
read a lot about this or that morning ritual that will make you productive. But what about one that makes you happy? Research shows that being happy actually makes you more productive. So let's kill two birds with one stone and focus on smiles. What's the first step? Here's a little secret: happy mornings don't start in the morning... 1) Have Something To Look Forward To Happy mornings start the night before. Make sure before you go to bed you…
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How To Be Charming: 2 Secrets Backed By Research
nt to know how to be charming? Ask yourself: What do you want in any friend or partner? Someone who is happy for you, wants the best for you and delights in your successes. Right? And research agrees: Being happy for people during their good times is more important than how we deal with the bad: What really makes couples bond? How they handle the good times, not the bad. What about conversations makes people like you? How you add to their good feelings in…
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Neuroscience Discovers 5 Things That Will Make You Happy
what's going to make you happy? Let's get more specific: what's going to make your brain happy? And let's focus on things that are simple and easy to do instead of stuff like winning the lottery. Neuroscience has answers. I've discussed this subject before and it was so popular I decided to call an expert to get even more dead simple ways to start your brain feeling joy. Alex Korb is a postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience at UCLA and author of The Upward Spiral.…
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How To Be Creative: 6 Secrets Backed By Research
ether it's at work or in our free time, many of us would love to learn how to be creative. Coming up with great ideas and new perspectives is a blast. But "thinking different" is not something we really get taught in school. So how do you become an innovator? I called an expert to find out. Scott Barry Kaufman is the scientific director of the Imagination Institute in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He's also the co-author of the…
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