Flow state explains how deep focus boosts happiness and performance
Flow state is a deep immersion that boosts performance and mood. Learn how to achieve flow state using psychology and neuroscience to get in the zone.
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Gratitude helps us escape the hedonic treadmill
Gratitude explains why new gains fade and complaints rise.
The key to starting a dreaded task is to act without waiting for motivation
Harvard Business Review: How to actually start the task you’ve been avoiding To begin a task you have been avoiding, the most crucial step is to take action, even if you do not feel motivated. The common belief that motivation…
Accept, grow, serve: a psychologist’s three-step guide to optimal living
The piece is an opinion essay grounded in the author’s clinical experience and spiritual reflection; it cites no peer-reviewed studies. Nevertheless, its themes align with research showing that (a) acceptance-based interventions improve well-being, and (b) prosocial action boosts happiness. Life…
Love your enemies: a buddhist guide to defeating anger, ego, and self-loathing
In their collaborative work Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Be a Whole Lot Happier, Robert Thurman and Sharon Salzberg delve into the profound concept of “enemies,” both external and internal, that obstruct our path to…
We create a false self in early life to meet external expectations and cope with childhood experiences – James Hollis
James Hollis explores the psychological and spiritual upheaval of midlife as a necessary and meaningful rite of passage. Drawing from Jungian concepts, he introduces the idea of the “provisional personality” – a false self formed in childhood to meet external…
Personal growth leads to spiritual awakening by expanding awareness beyond the ego
Developmental awakening maps the journey from ego to awareness. Learn how personal growth expands your perspective and leads to a spiritual waking up.
Psychologists explain 3 proven ways to kick bad habits for good
Psychologists reveal 3 ways to kick bad habits for good: reinvent rewards, change your environment, and add friction to stop the urge before it starts.
Arthur Brooks advises acting happy to feel happy and managing wants to find satisfaction
Feelings often follow actions. When you smile, stand up straight, or speak energetically, your brain interprets these physical cues as signs that you are doing well.