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Which Qualities are Associated with Life Satisfaction?
Park, Petersen and Seligman found the following values to be consistently associated with life satisfaction: 1 Hope (optimism, future-mindedness, future orientation) 2 Zest for Life (vitality, enthusiasm, vigor, energy) 3 Gratitude (awareness and thankfulness...
Will Money Make You Happy?
Study: Wealth and happiness across the world - material prosperity predicts life evaluation, whereas psychosocial prosperity predicts positive feeling In this huge survey with 136,839 participants (who were a representative sample of the population of the world),...
Can You Get the Benefits of Meditation without Sitting and Meditating?
Everyday mindfulness involves maintaining an ‘open, accepting, present focus of attention during day-to-day life.’ It seems to be a life enhancing approach, but do you need to be good at mindfulness meditation to be able to focus on the present in your day to day...
Learning to Hold Your Thoughts Lightly
'It's part of the human condition that we create stories about ourselves and the world around us. Our stories are often filled with limitations, and we proceed to live our lives inside those limitations.' from Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly, Wrong by Kelly Wilson...
Choosing to Live on Purpose
'You can approach your life as if your purpose is just to get by until the clock runs out, or you can work to make something of every moment you have. There are really only two ways to go here. Both are choices. Only you can make the choice to live your life on...
You Probably Aren’t the Best Person for the Job
Do you ever feel like you might not be the best person for the job? Do you sometimes worry that people will find you out and realise that you aren't smart enough or knowledgable enough or skilful enough for the job? Do you sometimes get distracted by the fear that...