So many of us wish we were doing something else a lot of the time. In part, that is the human condition. But in part, it is because the world is changing and a lot of us haven’t yet figured out how to adapt. I thought I would tell you how I have dealt with the “wish I were doing something else” feeling and give you a concrete tip for healing that feeling for RIGHT NOW.
Happiness and Life Satisfaction
Choose The Romantic Partner Who Will Make The Best Ex
Rather than choose partners for whether or not they will stay with you forever (call me a cynic–I assume they won’t), choose them according to what kind of a friend and family member they will be once the partnership is over. How committed will they be to your well-being in the really long term?
How To Quit The Unhappy Numbers Game
Once you have enough and you find yourself wanting more than enough, it is never going to make you happy. And then all that happens is, when more than enough is not enough, you think it is because you need more than more than enough. The treadmill never stops. The worst thing is, while you are putting all your effort into that, you don’t have time for the things that will actually make you happy. So how do you get off the ride?
Paint A Bull’s-Eye On Your Limiting Stories
How to step away from the old and poisonous stories we tell ourselves that limit our ability to fix our lives and help the world.
On Helping The World Without Wrecking Your Life
So many of us are looking for ways to help this suffering world–happily and safely. For most, the challenge seems to be how to help in ways they feel meaningful. On the other hand, there are also many, many activists, social workers, and others who have found ways to help, but are missing out on the happily and safely part. So, how do we help the world while still having a good life for ourselves?
How Your Stories Make The World You Live In
The stories we tell ourselves about the world shape our experience of the world. If you let go of the limiting stories you tell yourself about how you can fix your life and help the world, amazing things will follow.
How to Really Know Your Calling
What many of us want most deeply—assuming our basic needs are met—is to live a kind of life where spontaneously being our Selves is most able to happen again and again (for proof of this assertion, if you need it, look at Part II: How to Want What You Really Want in my new book How […]
The Happiness of Getting Acknowledgment By Giving It
Recently, I sent out a survey to readers and email subscribers to ask how I might be most helpful to their finding meaningful, purposeful lives that help the world. I’m still analyzing results and will say more later. But for now, one of the questions was “What obstacles do you face when it comes to feeling […]