Today, November 13th is World Kindness Day. As the name suggests, it is an international celebration, established in 1998, the purpose of which is to spread kindness. It is celebrated
In Russia, which, unfortunately, has been too much in the news lately, there is a saying “hit your own [people] so others will be afraid [of you]” (бей своих, чтобы
The problem with general happiness advice is that it works until it does not. What I mean is that the next 10 happiness tips may address certain problems we may
People believe that happiness is a destination because they are looking for something finite and concrete in their lives, such as money, cars, power, success, family, etc. They believe that
Happy Diwali everyone and congratulations to Rishi Sunak for becoming the first non-white PM in the United Kingdoms history. I mean, I have no issue admitting that I liked Liz
It is impossible to read a book on positive psychology without hearing of flow and its inventor, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Indeed, reading Csikszentmihalyi’s wikipedia page, I can’t help but notice that
The popular myth that “the smarter you are the sadder you become” is wrong, or at least it is misleading. It is true that the more we know the more
This Friday, in Iran, Mahsa Amini was arrested for not wearing a hijab and her trousers correctly. She later was beaten and died while in police custody sparking a countrywide protest.
Recently, I read a book called Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton. I was aware of this book for many years, but I never picked it up because I always had
When Queen Elizabeth II said, “Good memories are our second chance at happiness,” she was referring to looking back on the past with fondness, especially to the moments of joy
I once heard of a zen master who would get extremely angry at his students, especially when they wouldn’t do as they were told. It is actually unheard of for
In order to write my book on the topic of happiness, I read 100 books on a similar topic. Here are my findings: 1. Every book is different Surprisingly, every
Optimal Happiness is growing, recently expanding to TikTok, YouTube, and now Medium (@optimalhappiness). Obviously, every channel offers its unique platform, making content published there slightly different. This is why we
The Top 5 Happiest State in the US According to a study done by Amerisleep, the happiest state in the US are: The Top 5 Least Happy States Are: Measuring
It is known that negative people feel like their negativity is: Ongoing – without a stop; Permanent – without an end; and Persistent – we can’t do anything about it.
Return-on-Happiness (ROH) is a formula, which measures how much happiness we derive from any given specific activity. It is a metric underneath all my happiness teachings. We optimize Return-on-Happiness by
It is not a secret that the modern education system was created in the 1950th by people like Henry Ford who needed a semi-educated workforce to work on the then
“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.” – George Bernard Shaw If you think about it, the idea of
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