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“Focus and Release” Productivity Tool

Ever notice how hard it can be to stop yourself from doing one thing to move on to the next? Ever notice how much the last thing you never really put down gets all over everything else? So maybe you wind up exhausted from carrying all of this around all day long, not...

Wise People Know…

“A wise person knows they don’t control other people’s opinions, they don’t control traffic, they don’t control the weather, they don’t control the fact that we are born mortal, they don’t control the economy or the rude remark that just left someone else’s...

Managing Your MIND

Managing Your Mind – For Better Work, Play, Love, Life New Online Course (love to hear what you think): (link: https://www.udemy.com/managing-your-mind/) Discount Coupon Link: https://www.udemy.com/managing-your-mind/?couponCode=MYMCOUPON Quick Tip: Use Google Chrome...

The Art of Confrontation

“In the middle of a holiday meal, someone says something unintentionally (but unmistakably) bigoted. What will you do? Diana Sanchez and Kimberly Chaney say you shouldn’t let it pass.” * Really? They want us to engage that kind of negative energy. Who says...

Happiness: Inside? Outside? You Decide.

“Given all that, the next time you have the choice between meditating and sitting in a bar with your friends complaining about meditation class, you should probably seriously consider going to the bar, no matter what your happiness app says.”* Oh come on. Please tell...

Change Yourself? Change Your People.

Whether it be for the environment, one’s health, or other important causes, convincing people to adopt new or uncommon behaviors can be difficult. One reason is that societal norms powerfully reinforce the status quo…. “What leads people to overturn a...

70% Mind Wandering: Who’s in Charge?

“Researchers in the United States have investigated mind wandering….the volunteers reported mind wandering 70% of the time.”* Scientists may refer to it as ‘stimulus independent’ or ‘default network’ thinking. Mindfulness tutors may liken the wandering mind to a bunch...

What’s So Great About Giving?

The researchers found that brain activity associated with happiness, along with self-reported happiness, increased simply after making a commitment to be generous to others. Happiness and happiness-related brain activity also went up when actually giving, the research...