Overcome Travel Anxiety and Reap the Benefits of Adventure
This is a contradiction, but while I travel a lot, I have a lot of travel-related anxiety. Let me explain. As far as I can tell, I travel much more
This is a contradiction, but while I travel a lot, I have a lot of travel-related anxiety. Let me explain. As far as I can tell, I travel much more
In Project Happiness, a book by Gretchen Rubin, the author starts with a confession that while she has a perfect life in terms of what is socially desired (family, good
Toxic positivity means being too positive in the face of a negative situation, such as a serious injury or death, telling people to “cheer up” or “look at the bright
Imagine, you are at the final stage of a job interview. Everything is going amazing and the recruiter promised you a position. You just need something minor, such as signing
Fact: If you don’t know what happiness is, it is unlikely that you will even be truly happy. I’m talking about long-lasting happiness that we all desire, but do not
The pursuit of happiness makes me think of a journey or a treasure hunt, where people go on an adventure to find what they are missing–happiness. They hope that by
In my opinion, certain things should never be said. I don’t care how hurt, disrespected, or otherwise negative we become. There are things that just can’t be said, things like:
For those of us interested in mathematics, I propose 13 happiness formulas that will forever change your life. These formulas will teach you how to look at something so ambiguous
Some people believe that they don’t deserve to be happy, but this isn’t true. Happiness is immoral. You can’t deserve, win, or earn happiness. It doesn’t require us to: Instead,
In April, 2017, I attended a three-day workshop called Unleash the Power Within with Tony Robbins and Joseph McClendon III. Of course, if you know Tony Robbins, you may not
There’s a reason that “happy travels” is a common phrase – because traveling really does make us happy people. In fact, a study by the University of Vermont found that
“You are stupid,” someone said to my client. The next thing I know, this person is in my office telling me all about this seemingly innocent remark, ruining their mood,
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
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
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
When I was in my mid-20s, I was extremely depressed and I decided to take care of this aspect of my life once and for all. I eventually discovered the
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
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