Don’t you hate being pressured into doing things you don’t want to do? Savvy influencers like pushy sales people, aggressive colleagues, and annoying neighbors have a knack for pressing the buttons that make it difficult to say no. To help … Continue reading
Buddhist monk, Matthieu Richard (the Dalai Lama’s righthand man), has a fascinating lecture on TED about the nature of happiness and how happiness can be found through mind training. Some of the topics covered include: The nature of happiness and … Continue reading
If you’re human, you’ve done something embarrassing in a public place. And if you’re like most people, you probably felt like everybody was staring at you and judging you harshly. But were they? Picture it: You and your significant other … Continue reading
“We make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and stars;” –Shakespeare In Shakespeare’s time, people blamed the stars for their problems. Today scientists tell us either that our brain has been pre-programmed by evolution, or shaped by our … Continue reading
If you can’t spot a liar, you’ll be easily fooled into taking bad deals — costing you money and credibility. Continue reading
A couple years ago I stopped believing in addiction. It’s not that I doubt the strength or existence of chemical and psychological dependencies — the bottom line is that everything is a choice. Addiction is somewhat like peer pressure–it hovers around, urging you to do something, but the decision to take action is yours. Continue reading
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