Your Worry Window
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~ Victor Frankl What is “optimism”? Most people think it’s just about being happy, or pretending that things are not so bad, when actually they are. Like, if you lose your job, the expectation of someone with a positive […]
You’ve Peaked
You will never be happier than you are right now. It might be a little overstated — if today is a particularly bad day for you — but generally speaking, research shows that we all consistently fall back to our baseline level of happiness regardless of external events (and we are remarkably bad at predicting […]
The Grudge
Speak when you are angry – and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.” ~ Laurence J. Peter Our anger toward others says more about us than it does about them. In the 1963 bestseller, “The Fire Next Time” James Baldwin said, — “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates […]
Your Brain is a Bird
“I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me.” ~ Albert Einstein Most people think they’re wasting time when they’re just looking out the window. In our hustle culture, you’re expected to always be doing something, checking things off that never-ending to-do list, or mastering […]
The Man With The Golden Arm
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” Helen Keller In 1951, James Harrison, age 14, underwent major chest surgery and ended up needing a large blood […]
The Potato Farmer & The Ultramarathon
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein In 1983, runners gathered at the starting line of the first annual Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon race in southeast Australia. As they prepared to run, many people noticed an older gentleman wearing work boots, farming attire, and no […]
Why, why, why, why, why
“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” ~ Albert Einstein If you’re able to order electronics from Japan, wine from France, or if you’ve ever marveled at how supermarkets stock fruits and vegetables from all parts of the world […]
Be Curious, Not Judgemental
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” ~ James Stephens One of the most re-watched scenes of the popular show ‘Ted Lasso’ (& my favorite) is the bar scene where Ted plays a game of darts. You can watch it here but for now let me give you a gist of it — […]
Simple Pleasures
Got a lot of work to do? Your instinct might be to put your head to the grindstone and work for the next 12 hours — little pleasures be damned! But ditching your littles pleasures can actually hurt your productivity. In one study, Nicole Mead Ph.D. “recruited 122 participants to complete an experience-sampling study over […]
If You’ve Got Nothing Nice To Say…
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” ~ Mark Twain That’s it. That’s the lesson. If you’ve got nothing nice to say… say something nice. Here are five reasons why.