Happiness And Political Correctness - Part 2 in a short series (Part 1 - More, doesn’t lead to happier)
One reason more doesn’t make us happier, is the habituation factor. We get used to whatever level we’re at It’s like a set point on a thermostat. It’s the zone where we feel comfortable.
Someone [...]
I just came across an interesting and entertaining short video of a 22 minute talk by Stumbling on Happiness Author Daniel Gilbert. I thought you might find it useful so I’ve posted it below. In it he talks about synthetic happiness and real happiness.
I have his book here, when I’ve read it I might post [...]
In response to Kirk’s comment a short series on happiness and happiness thresholds.
Have you ever read those glossy women’s magazines that share inside gossip on celebrities or real life stories on people?
I have. Sometimes there might be a tale of someone who spent $100,000 on plastic surgery and still thinks she’s ugly. It [...]
It’s a question that is fairly often asked hypothetically, but what would it be like to live with the knowledge that you are probably within the last 60 days of your life?
Here’s a gripping, moving and inspiring ten minute clip of Dr. Randy Pausch, who is in exactly that position.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZwhcWY-KE
I guess I live in the self-help genre. I don’t like a lot of what I see there though. There’s a lot of nonsense and hot air. There’s seems to be a lot of falseness. My main beef with it though is that people buy into it from emotional insecurity and become more insecure [...]