Good habits can make you more effective. Great habits will make you happier. I’ve recently been trying to collect habits that make me appreciate life more. Finding the habits that make you more productive isn’t that hard, but placing the right rituals that impact your happiness is more difficult. Here are the top ten I’ve […]
How to Find a Meaningful Life – Without Quitting Your Job
“He who has a why to live for can endure almost any how.” -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Meaning doesn’t have to come from a job. I think it’s safe to say everyone wants their dream job: good pay, free time and purposeful work. But even if you can’t get your dream job right now, you can […]
10 Steps to Developing a Meaningful Life Philosophy
I believe there are few things more valuable than building a meaningful philosophy on life. Although this may sound like a question best reserved for theologians and great thinkers, at the heart it is a practical question: What is your strategy for living? Your criteria may differ, but I believe all good life philosophies have […]
The Zen of Folding Laundry and Other Thoughts on Happiness
I hate folding laundry. So, when I recently had to fold some laundry, I was feeling impatient and irritated. The laundry wasn’t going to fold itself, and I was running out of clothes. Despite my internal protests, it would have to get done. I figured it would only take a few minutes and then I […]
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