via Forbes by Brett Steenbarger If there is one thing I’ve learned from very successful portfolio managers and traders, it’s that peak performance is a process, not an outcome. Every mountain climbed is the result of a successful ascent: one step at a time. But...
via the Greater Good by Jill Suttie As a child, my parents tried to instill a strong work ethic in me. They would praise me for staying up to do homework or for practicing the piano for hours. But if I shirked my chores to...
via Nir Eyal Happiness is a myth — at least if you look at it the way most people do. Most people see happiness as something they can have under certain conditions, for example: Having lots of friendsLiving in a beautiful placeGetting recognized for accomplishments Whatever they’re chasing, they’re...
via Entrepreneur by R L Adams There is an endless list of habits that we could follow, but here I have decided to gather you 25 that will help you achieve success and will keep you satisfied with your actions. Focus on these and incorporate them...
via Fatherly by Jacqueline Mattis The raging coronavirus pandemic, along with political turbulence and uncertainty, have overwhelmed many of us. From almost the start of 2020, people have been faced with bleak prospects as illness, death, isolation and job losses became unwelcome parts of our reality. On Wednesday,...
via Positive Psychology News Daily by Darlene Marshall “While you can’t control your experiences, you can control your explanations.” ― Martin E.P. Seligman It’s been 23 years since Seligman’s original publication of Learned Optimism, in which he describes optimism and pessimism as explanatory styles rather than dispositional traits. ...
via the Atlantic by Arthur C Brooks hese days, we are offered a dizzying variety of secrets to happiness. Some are ways of life: Give to others; practice gratitude. Others are minor hacks: Eat kale; play a board game. Some are simply an effort to make a buck. I have found that...
via Lolly Daskal Everything around us is changing at warp speed, it seems–but some things will always remain the same. That’s why habits are so powerful. Some of the smallest of our daily habits have the power to always give us happiness and help steer...
via Psychology Today by Christopher Bergland When it comes to "aging well," a growing body of evidence suggests that optimism, gratitude, and positive self-perceptions of aging (SPA) may increase the odds of becoming one's "hoped-for future self." For example, a recent study (Turner & Hooker, 2020) found...
via the New York Times by Tariro Mzezewa Teddy Johnson has a very clear fantasy for what he’s going to do the day the pandemic is “over” — whatever that day might look like, and whenever it may be. He’s banking on the day being sunny, perhaps the...