ow should we treat other people? Well, if you look at ancient traditions, they're very often on the same page. Golden Rule for the win: King James Bible: “All things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.” Hinduism: “Knowing how painful it is to…
read a lot of books. I reference at least one book a week in these blog posts but I have to read a lot more than that -- usually 4 to 5 times as many -- to find the ones worth citing. So a lot of people ask me…
here's a voice shouting. Takes a second before you realize it's yours. You feel energized. Righteous. Driving every point home. It's like the climax of a courtroom drama and you're the hero... Too bad you're saying a lot of stuff you're definitely going to regret in twenty minutes. But, hey, at…
raffic upsets you. People upset you. Your job upsets you... Wrong, wrong and wrong. Actually, none of those things upset you. Your beliefs about them do. That's what the ancient Stoic philosophers believed. From The Daily Stoic: “People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of…
e love to say "timing is everything" but often we sure as heck don't act like it. (Bookstores have an entire "how to" section but not a "when to" section.) As we're going to find out, timing really can be everything. And often we've got it all wrong. Luckily, bestselling…
e'd all like to have more money. (That stuff is really useful, ain't it?) Being worried about makin' the bacon can end your marriage, skyrocket your blood pressure, and even cause your brain to malfunction. From Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter: Money is…
lot of the time you know what the smart thing to do is. But you're still worried about how it might turn out. Or regrets about a past decision are making you overthink things. Your brain is telling you all kinds of negative stories about how stuff might go…
ou want to get to work but instead you surf the internet. You want to diet but instead you eat enough candy to give an entire 2nd grade classroom type 2 diabetes. Why? You might think you lack self-control. Or that you make bad decisions. But none of these explanations…
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