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The Pitfalls of the Pursuit of Happiness
In many cultures around the world, happiness is generally considered to be a positive emotion. But is the pursuit of happiness and “feeling happy” a good thing? Clinical psychologist June Gruber, social psychologist Iris B. Mauss, and researcher Maya Tamir looked into answering a related question: might happiness be dysfunctional at times? The short answer is: it depends.
By BURN BRIGHT4 years ago in Education
The “Chosen Ones” Choose Themselves
In 1994, a young woman asked for an order of restraint against her husband and filed for divorce. With no job and little money to live on, she signed up for welfare benefits so that she could afford to care for her baby daughter.
By BURN BRIGHT4 years ago in Education
The Fight is the Reward
It was my senior year and I was pitching against the #3 team in the country, the College of Wooster. The first batter of the game was making my life difficult. He fouled off a pitch. Then another. And another. I threw a ball outside, hoping he would bite on it.
By BURN BRIGHT4 years ago in Education
The Ultimate Productivity Hack is Saying No
he ultimate productivity hack is saying no. Not doing something will always be faster than doing it. This statement reminds me of the old computer programming saying, “Remember that there is no code faster than no code.”
By BURN BRIGHT4 years ago in Education
You’re Not Good Enough to Be Disappointed
written by JAMES CLEAR LIFE LESSONS MOTIVATION SELF-IMPROVEMENT an John is a weightlifting coach. He is well-known in the fitness world for keeping things simple. As regular readers know, simplicity matches up well with my exercise philosophy. (Dan John also has two first names. And you should always fear a man with two first names.)
By BURN BRIGHT4 years ago in Education
