December 2016

via Futurity by Andrew Trounson  A new study links simple pleasures with making better progress toward personal goals. Enough simple pleasures can even counter the negative effects of a bad day. The results have implications for workplace productivity and stress management, says lead author Nicole Mead, associate...

20 December, 2016

via the Huffington Post by Suzy Strutner We have a tendency to create happiness goals for ourselves in the context of the future: Once some event takes place, we will be happy. But really, happiness should be on today’s to-do list. Here are some easy mental shifts you can...

16 December, 2016

via Business Insider by Jon Levy I have spent almost a decade trying to understand something that most people think doesn't exist. In the process, I have battled Kiefer Sutherland in drunken Jenga, crashed bachelorette parties for wild nights on the town, and been crushed by a...

16 December, 2016

via the Science of Us by Drake Baer Denmark is always at or near the top of those Happiest Country on Earth lists, and it has been for 30 years. As a tongue-in-cheek article in the British Medical Journal noted, that’s despite the country’s lack of...

15 December, 2016

via Time by Eric Barker Motivation is all about perspective You know what you’re supposed to be doing… but you’ve come down with a really bad case of “I-don’t-feel-like-it.” You just don’t have any motivation. Ever feel like that? Well, you’re not alone… Research shows lack of motivation...

15 December, 2016

via Inc.com by Jeff Haden We all have the same amount of time. That's why people who are more productive -- and successful -- use their time more effectively. And that's why my Inc. colleague Chris Winfield is such a great resource for entrepreneurs. Chris is an entrepreneur...

15 December, 2016

via Inc.com by Marty Fukuda If you offered me a chance to go back in time and change the path that led me to where I'm at today, I would politely decline. While far from a picturesque journey, I believe I am stronger for enduring the...

14 December, 2016

Marie Kondo: How to Choose Happiness (via the NY Times)  This is an article from Turning Points, a magazine that explores what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead. Turning Point: An executive at Ikea declared that the West has reached “peak stuff,”...

13 December, 2016

via the Guardian by Phillip Inman Most human misery can be blamed on failed relationships and physical and mental illness rather than money problems and poverty, according to a landmark study by a team of researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE). Eliminating depression and anxiety...

13 December, 2016

via Eric Barker Every 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...

12 December, 2016