Simplify.
It’s clarifying.
Only then can one can focus. Focus on what is really going on. From the inside out
What do you feel right now?  What most matters to you?
What is happening, truly happening with those in the scene you are playing out right now?
What best serves the situation?  My friend Nate says, “What would love do now?”
Gratefulness. [...]

While happiness books are all the rage, none begin by showing us the inescapable first step to connecting with others.   Yet having social ties is the single best predictor of a longer, healthier, more satisfying life. 
That seemingly mundane step? Attention.
When hired by Disney to observe what infants and toddlers paid the most attention to at [...]

When things go wrong, we tend to blind ourselves to other’s feelings. We are more likely to fall into a destructive behavioral trap. Sadly, when we do, we cannot be empathic. We weaken that human bond that’s vital to re-grouping and resilience. These blinding mindsets make us feel dumb, powerless … and alone. (Of course [...]

If you’re not feeling happy then this post can help. Did you know that more Americans are happier now than before our economy went bad? Now how does that make you feel? Stay with me though for the revelation that can lift your spirits.
Everyone who claims to be happy may have some reason for finding an upside to [...]

Like scent, humor has extremely offensive or captivating effects on us, depending on the kind.  In the past two posts I described two kinds, unifying and divisive. The third is humorless. Are you? 

Frank Tyger suggest that, “The ultimate test of whether you posses a sense of humor is your reaction when someone tells you you [...]

The brain has limited bandwidth for making decisions, found On Amir.  Spend too much time making one decision, however mundane, and you’re worse at making the next decisions.  Further we often feel overwhelmed by too many options and are not satisfied when we finally choose, Barry Schwartz discovered. (Hint: to get more customers to buy, offer three 

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