We all want to get a lot of meaningful work done. It’s natural. Nobody goes to work and says, “Today, I don’t want to make any progress at all. I want to get as little work done as possible. I will work, but I’ll try to achieve absolutely nothing.” Okay, maybe there are some really dumb […]
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Ever tried to make a positive behavior change? Maybe build a new habit such as exercising more regularly, meditating every morning, getting up early, being more grateful, cleaning your house more often, studying harder for school, or eating healthier? How’d that work out for you? Let me guess: You started off very disciplined in the beginning, but […]
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John Wooden was a legendary basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles. During his last 12 years as a coach there, he won 10 championships, including seven in a row, and including an 88-game winning streak. Some people say he was the greatest basketball coach ever. Some say he was the greatest coach in […]
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In school, everybody wanted to be the popular kid, including you. You wanted to be admired, appreciated, and you certainly wanted to be desired by the other sex. You wanted to be the coolest kid on the campus. In other words, you wanted to be loved by everyone. And don’t lie to me… you still do. Hopefully […]
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If you didn’t get the memo, happiness pays. According to leading happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky, happiness makes people more sociable, strengthens their immune system, builds more satisfying relationships, improves productivity, lengthens people’s life, and generally makes people more successful in life. The state of happiness literally primes your mind and body for peak performance. Shawn Achor, another […]
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Do you have a hobby you could engage in all day long? Something that’s so much fun and gives you so much pleasure that it could easily become an addiction? Me, I could play football all day long (if I had the stamina). I could play video games all day long. I could play Counter-Strike all […]
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Happiness: “The experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.” This is how Sonja Lyubomirsky, a leading happiness researcher, defines happiness. Considering that definition, it’s no wonder that all of us want to be happy. We may not openly admit it, or we may not […]
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I fell in love with this sentence. (The title.) No matter what happens in life, you know how to react. You have this inner trust that whatever may come, you’ll be able to answer well. I remember not long ago, I got furious at my laptop for refusing my orders and being snail-slow. I got angry, cursed, […]
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If I could go back in time and give one piece of advice to my younger self, it would be this: Read.A.Lot. Reserve 2-3 hours of your day just for reading. Read (auto-)biographies of great men. Read books. Read magazines. Read scientific papers. Read online articles. Read on your smartphone. Read whenever you’ve got some spare time […]
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Unless you’re some enlightened human being, it’s fair to say that you are trying to achieve certain goals in your future. Maybe you’re trying to get a promotion at your job or you’re looking to get a better job altogether. Maybe you’d like to start your own business. Maybe you want to lose weight or gain […]
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