Archive for September, 2007
Feeling tired? Maybe that’s not necessary
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According to WebMD, you may never need to feel tired again. I suspect that’s overstating it, but they certainly suggest a slew of ideas for avoiding unnecessary drains on [...]
Don’t feel guilty for slowing down
It’s amazing how much comfort people seem to take take from being as overwhelmed as everyone else claims to be
Have you noticed that, although many people complain about being swamped with work or weighed down with unwanted messages, they rarely seem to do anything much to stem the flow?
It’s not rocket-science to check e-mails less [...]
How will you know when you have enough?
Surviving a culture where more is deemed essential
Our culture, especially the economic side of it, is based entirely on the idea that you can never have enough. The concept of always wanting more—more money, more materials goods, more health, more happiness—is so deeply embedded in our thinking that to many the alternative seems scarcely intelligible.
At [...]
What’s the best basis for happiness?
What you need to leave space for in your busy life
Happiness is different things to different people. There’s almost certainly no one set of items that can guarantee to deliver happiness to everyone.
There are, however, a small number of desirables that seem to come up again and again in the many lists of “happiness providers” [...]
Is happiness a matter of belief?
Maybe you truly can choose to be happy . . . or not
There’s a somewhat compelling argument for the belief that being happy is less a matter of external circumstances—events, wealth, good looks, health, achievements—and much more about what is going on inside your head.
It’s certainly possible to find people who are far happier than [...]
How to build up your confidence in yourself
Feeling confident and optimistic does wonders to lower stress
We all have to cope with problems and setbacks in our lives. There’s no way to avoid that. Still, some people obviously cope better than others. What’s their secret?
One of their secrets is probably a good level of self-confidence and optimism.
There’s strong evidence that those who [...]
Tough love for working women
Debra Condren thinks many women have killer jobs . . . which are killing them.
The way to deal with the problem of combining work and child-rearing is, in her view, to remain authentic and matter-of-fact in dealing with the inevitable problems and glitches that will arise from time to time.
The notion of pursuing of [...]
Slow down . . . don’t eat so fast
The benefits of slow eating are greater than you think
One day each week, I do volunteer work with a local non-profit organization. That means I get to sit in the staff room and eat my lunch along with the other folk.
As a matter of idle curiosity, I began to check how long they took, on [...]
Are you a slave to perfection?
Perfectionism is the cause of a great deal of needless stress and overwork
Everyone likes to do things well, but that’s not enough for perfectionists. Some have to keep on and on until they get as close to perfection as is humanly possible—then even that’s not enough. For others, being excellent isn’t sufficient. They have to [...]
Slowing down may boost happiness more than money
Sometimes what’s useful is also free
A post at Lifehack.org listed 6 Factors Besides Salary That Boost Happiness. When you look at what the author, Mike St. Pierre, suggests, four of the six items point to a slower, calmer, less noisy and stressful life.
There are times when slowing down and simplifying your life may be [...]
