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
In my one-on-one coaching, I often recommend different tools to help clients with their unique challenges. Besides must-read books, I also recommend videos, which they can watch for free on
Today, I want to discuss the problematic nature of gamification. Gamification means making something more interesting, engaging, and interactive by adding a game-like experience to it. Gamification is used in
Most people have a positive self-image, but that doesn’t mean that they are nice. Often, they can be mean to others for no good reason whatsoever. In these cases, more
Learned helplessness is a psychological condition in which a person begins to believe that they are powerless to change or improve their situation. This often occurs after repeated failures, or
Happiness is hard, but not difficult. It is hard because it has many elements. It is not difficult because it has a finite number of elements, meaning that you can
Studies show that some video games can make people kinder, helpful, and happier. Just like some violent video games were shown to stir up negative emotions and perhaps even lead
Last week I felt extremely negative, which sucks. I felt unmotivated, and I just wanted to escape. I picked up some long forgotten habits, such as bench-watching TV-series. I haven’t
Optimal Happiness offers the ultimate formula for happiness, stating that anyone can reach their happiest potential regardless of who they are, where they are from, and what their life circumstances
People often ask me how Optimal Happiness can help different people to reach their happiest potential and if I have some examples of clients I worked with in the past
One death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic—said Stalin. Yet, every year, over 800,000 people commit suicide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)[1]. This is both tragic
Tonight I had a dream where I witnessed an alien invasion apocalypse. In it, a small group of survivors, including myself, were fighting for their lives, but losing. After waking
By far, one of the most common objections to Optimal Happiness states something among these lines: “How will Optimal Happiness help a starving children in Africa? or “How will Optimal