One of the most common myths about happiness is that there is a reverse correlation between knowledge and happiness. In other words, the more we know, the unhappier we become.
Time and time again, we hear that what we learn at schools and universities are facts, known facts. What we don’t learn at school are life skills such as imagination,
What we eat matters as it contributes to a healthy body and therefore a healthy mind. It is true that we can still be happy with an unhealthy body, but
Swipe left, swipe right, it’s so easy nowadays to meet somebody, and it’s even easier to replace them if they eat weirdly at the dinner table on the date, or
A healthy body is a happy body. This being said, after looking at laptop screens, smartphones, and/or TV’s for at least 8 hours per everyday (probably 14h, if I have
Often, when I talk about Optimal Happiness, people ask me about hypothetical situations such as how my theories can help starving children in Africa or someone in the middle of
The question “Why do people behave strangely?” can sound strange and ambiguous. Yet, it is at the heart of a more profound question which is: “Why are we still unhappy?”
Happiness is boring, scientists say. This is not because happy people are boring or because happiness feels boring. Rather, the science behind the study of happiness is monotone and hence
“It is difficult being a white male nowadays,” said Joe Keene, a fictional white male senator, in a series called The Watchmen. This was clearly a joke since the white
One of the most common reasons I hear as an objection to Optimal Happiness is that happiness is biological and so we can’t do much about it. This assumption would
Are you tired of happiness advice? Then, we got you covered with 11 best books on anti-happiness culture. You might be surprised to read about them in a blog called
In 1932, Aldous Huxley wrote a classic dystopian novel called Brave New World, where the protagonist, Bernard Marx, visits a society where everyone is happy. This happiness is brought about
Recently, I broke my leg for the third time. This was quite a shock to my system, since I had to go through the whole recovery yet again and because,
The power of acupuncture mat, also known as acupressure mat, can’t be overstated. Yes, this is the kind of mat that yogi’s use in India to sit on and meditate,
In order to write a book one needs to read 100 books, preferably on the subject they want to write. As a published author, I did exactly that, exceeding this
When families & parents are good, no problem. When they are bad, we should not just accept it. We should set boundaries and take charge of our lives.
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, things seem to be getting better, but also the worst on record. Yes, we have many new working vaccines which people are already receiving,
It happened again. This time, around the end of January of 2021, I fell down from a scooter and broke tibia bone, which is located just beneath my knee, ending
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