I give a lot of advice on this blog. I’d like to think that some of it is good, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading it. Part of giving advice, however, means you need to receive a lot of it. And a good amount of the advice I get from friends, books or blogs, is crap. […]
Get Happy: Making Decisions for Emotional Quality
Happiness is really hard to define. Why? Because happiness isn’t just one feeling (pleasure) or one experience (winning gold at the Olympics). Instead happiness is a broad assessment of a whole bunch of different experiences and feelings. Happiness isn’t usually a feeling itself, but an estimate of the average quality of your emotions. Last week […]
What is Happiness? The Emotional Quality Model
Scott’s Note: This is a lengthier and more in-depth entry than some of my more recent posts. Just a heads up if you were used to the quick lists of tips and 700 word articles. I’ve found most people deem the way to get happiness is by improving life quality. This means that the way […]
Solve Tough Problems by Using Lenses
Whenever I get stuck in a tough problem, I like to look at the issue through different lenses. Lenses are different perspectives that ask different questions in order to create a solution. It is easy to pick a particular method of problem solving and apply it to every challenge you face. But tough problems often […]
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