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Need To Take Action And Stop Procrastinating? Read This.
Feeling stuck? Recently, I have been afflicted with a terrible disease. The primary symptom is a strong desire to remain on the couch. I am talking about Netflix addiction. Sure I want to get some...
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A Mathematical Model Of Happiness
How can you maximize the amount of happiness you experience over a lifetime? There is no single, correct answer to this question that would take into account all the variables that go into happiness,...
View ArticleDo Pessimists Live Longer?
Ahhhh, science. I love reading new scientific studies, particularly ones that are related to happiness and health. You can learn so much useful, actionable information by staying on top of the latest...
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The Meaning Of Happiness
I have been managing Feel Happiness for just over a year now, and I’m proud of what I have accomplished so far. From the beginning, my intention has been to help people live happier lives. This...
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How To Appreciate Beauty – Even When It Doesn’t Smack You In The Face
It was a brisk morning in January 2009. At a Metro station in Washington D.C., a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for approximately 45 minutes. About 2000 people walked past him during that...
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Letting Your Mind Wander: The Effects Of Fantasizing And Visualizing
Since returning from Israel almost two months ago, I’ve found myself slipping into daydream an awful lot. My mind will wander from whatever it is I’m doing to a scene of beaches along the...
View ArticleBook Review: Tiny Buddha’s Guide To Loving Yourself
NOTE: I haven’t written a book review on this site before, but I felt like I should at least write one for the book that I contributed to! Short story: I highly recommend it, and you can buy it here....
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How To Recover When You Are Off-Course
Consider driving to some destination, with your GPS guiding you.. It turns out that one of the main roads you were going to take is under construction, and you can’t go that way. Despite your...
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Avoid The Dangers Of The Personal Development Industry
Here’s something obvious: I’m a fan of personal development. Self-improvement is a wonderful thing! Through improving ourselves, we learn to overcome our fears, achieve our goals, develop stronger...
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Escapism: Leave Your Fantasy World And Live In Reality
“The Difference Between Medicine and Poison is in the Dose” by Circa Survive “Did you ever wish you were somebody else?” This line from one of my all time favorite songs is one that I think most people...
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The Positive Side Of Negative Emotions
This blog is called Feel Happiness for a reason. The pursuit of happiness is indeed a noble pursuit, and working to become a happier person has many obvious (and some not so obvious) benefits. But it...
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Write About Your Experiences. It’s Good For You.
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while are well aware of the value I place on writing. I find that any time I’m mulling something over, writing down my thoughts on it really helps give...
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Resilience: Becoming Antifragile In The Face Of Adversity
Bad things happen. It’s just a fact of life. As far as I can tell, this isn’t going to change anytime soon, unless, of course, a super-intelligent AI comes along and solves all human problems. For the...
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Take A Moment To Appreciate Your Accomplishments
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha It was at the 2012 Rutgers University Dance Marathon (RUDM) where I discovered this simple,...
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Impostor Syndrome: Why Success Makes You Feel Like A Fraud
I’m just some guy writing this. I was certainly not an English major, and can count the number of papers I wrote in college on one hand. Nor am I a positive psychologist, or a psychologist of any kind...
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