Digital Minimalism and the Quest for Peace in the Digital Age
Do you ever struggle to find where you left that important file on your laptop? Or have you ever wished you could get a little more life out of your tired, old phone? These problems …
Health and Happiness
Unlocking happiness one day at a time through positive thinking and the application of modern mental health practices.
Building Empathy to Improve Your Health, Happiness, and Relationships
Empathy is a factor in humankind’s kindest and most altruistic actions, as well as its darkest and cruelest misdeeds. It can be the difference between a life of warmth and joy and one of cynicism …
5 Healthy Ways to Manage and Overcome Fear
Why is it that we teach children how to overcome fear from an early age yet spend much of our adult lives struggling to cope with our own? Of course, a healthy person will naturally …
How to Celebrate Life Every Day and Make Each Day Count
Life is brimming with magical holidays, special events, and occasions worth celebrating. But beyond those unique occasions, in the space in between, lies something even more precious: the joy of celebrating life every day. Each …
4 Relaxing and Luxurious Ideas for Your Next Staycation
In choosing your next big vacation destination, “nowhere” might not have been at the top of your list. But it may be worth a second look. Far from a default setting or consolation prize, a …
17 Strategies for Managing Stress When You Are Burning Out at Work
There is no question that our jobs are a significant source of stress in our lives. Even the best jobs can be frustrating, overwhelming, and sometimes dangerous. Although we can’t avoid stress in our lives …
Stealth Wealth and the Invisible Rise of the Secretly Rich
As you may have noticed, money tends to cause a variety of social tensions. We compare ourselves to each other to see who has more. We lean on those we perceive to be doing “better” …
Emotional Labor: 4 Tips for Sharing the Mental Load
Have you ever felt, much like Jennifer Aniston’s character in The Breakup, that you didn’t just want your partner to do the dishes; you wanted them to want to do the dishes? If so, you …
The Hedonic Treadmill and the Insidious Toll of Lifestyle Creep
What do you think of when you picture a treadmill? Most likely, it’s some combination of working hard, going nowhere, feeling miserable, and wanting to be somewhere else. Similarly, the hedonic treadmill is an effect …
Recognizing Optimism Bias: Are You an Irrational Optimist?
Would you believe that the average person expects to live a better-than-average life? The math doesn’t add up, but this skewed perception is quite common. This gap between perception and reality is due to a …