via Metrous Tenzin Gyatso is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was exiled from Tibet—his homeland—in 1959 and has been living in Dharamshala, India, ever since. During his exile, he has written a lot about how to achieve happiness. I’m convinced we can learn a lot...
via Medium by Kimberly Fosu We all have God-given dreams in our hearts and we are all capable of achieving each and every one of them, but there are certain things we must quit to get closer to becoming who we were meant to be. Those...
via Ryan Holiday In his essay On the Happy Life, the philosopher Seneca makes an extended list of rules for living a good life. It’s everyone’s wish to live better, he says, but we are often in the dark on how to do so. Except… we’re not. At least,...
via the Next Big Idea Club by Dilip Jeste Dilip Jeste, MD, is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, and director of that school’s Center for Healthy Aging. He is a neuropsychiatrist specializing in geriatric issues, and previously served...
via Inc.com by Damon Brown As a coach, I've connected with so many entrepreneurs who are exhausted, burnt out, and feel too guilty to rest. And that was before the pandemic! As I share in my new book Build From Now, I didn't want to tell people I took a nap that day...
via the Greater Good by Jessica Lindsey Why do we laugh at movies like Office Space or shows like The Office? What’s so funny about work? For one student in the GGSC’s online Foundations of Happiness at Work course, humor is found in everyday faux pas. Steve from California shared,...
via Healthline by Cathy Cassata During times like the pandemic, finding hope can be hard.Having hope and being optimistic can make for a healthier, longer life.Taking control, finding silver linings, and planning ahead can bring about hope. Uncertainty of the pandemic and its long-lasting effects can...
via TED Ideas by Bill Burnett Design thinking is something that we’ve been working on at the Stanford Design School and in the School of Engineering for over 50 years. It’s an innovation methodology that works on services and products and experiences, such as designing a...
via Psychology Today by Maike Neuhaus “Do unto yourself as you would do unto others” A slightly twisted version of the famous Golden Rule, and one that is possibly more important now than ever. Research shows that the way we talk to ourselves is generally more...
via Fast Company by Thomas Peng-Zapier It is very, very easy to get lost in the day-to-day. There’s always some fire to put out, or some recurring task that needs doing, which makes it hard to focus on big-picture stuff. This is what a Quarterly Think Day...