Notes From: “The Happiness Advantage”
Positive psychology is a relatively new addition to the mind-sciences. It’s really only been since the late 90’s with Martin Seligman that the field has been launched into public view. Today however, it’s a burgeoning […]
Notes From: “The One Thing”
For every single book that I read, I take notes on everything that I want to remember. One year, I read 170 books, and another year ‘only’ 39. I absolutely have to take notes because I […]
Ernest Becker On Our Social Fictions And Death-Anxiety
There have been far too few individuals who have been able to see through the lies that we tell ourselves, and certainly almost none as clearly as Ernest Becker. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, […]
Self-Discipline: An Expression Of Your Own Will
Forcing yourself to do something that you don’t want to do just doesn’t work. It’s a recipe for frustration, low achievement, and heartache. The tried and true advice of “Find Your Purpose” really does work, […]
Notes From: “The Power Of Now”
For every single book that I read, I take notes on everything that I want to remember. One year, I read 170 books, and another year ‘only’ 39. I absolutely have to take notes because I […]
Notes From: “An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth”
For every single book that I read, I take notes on everything that I want to remember. One year, I read 170 books, and another year ‘only’ 39. I never intended to sell these notes or […]
Self-Discipline: Whether You Feel Like It Or Not
The essence of self-discipline is being able to do what needs to be done, regardless of whether or not you feel like doing it. The odds of me “feeling like” eating 5,000 calories every single […]
Self-Discipline: 10 Effective Things To Do Before Tackling A Task
Many times, we create additional barriers to achievement that wouldn’t otherwise exist. We let our to-do lists intimidate us before we can even get ourselves off the ground. But an intelligent and intentional approach to […]
Morrie Schwartz on Meaning, Happiness, and a Life Well Lived
Henry David Thoreau suggested in 1854 that we should read the best books first, because we don’t know how much time we’ll have to read them. “Tuesdays With Morrie” is short enough that you can […]