From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Is Flexible Optimism a Key to Happiness?

By Mary Jaksch Is optimism always the best strategy? Or has pessimism also got its place? There are times when it’s natural to feel low: you don’t get the job you want or lose the one you love; you’re forced to sell your home; you lose a loved one; you let go of a dream. [...]

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Paul Hawken: A Direct, Naked, Shivering, Startling, Graceful Talk

“Basically, the earth needs a new operating system, you are the programmers, and we need it within a few decades.” Read this amazing talk by Paul Hawken: Commencement Address to the Class of 2009 University of Portland When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short [...]

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Rate YOUR Three Dimensions of Optimism

By Mary Jaksch When there’s a small blue slice of sky on a rainy day – do you immediately think that the weather’s about to clear up? Or do you think that it’s likely that the rain will persist? Optimists think that difficult times will be short-lived. Whereas pessimist will tend to think that bad [...]

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Top 10 Ways to Establish New Habits – WITHOUT Discipline

By Mary Jaksch “Incremental change is better than ambitious failure” ~ Tony Schwartz All of us fear change. There is a simple reason for this: change hurts. In his article Understanding the Science of Change, Christopher Koch explains: Change lights up an area of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, which is like RAM memory in [...]

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How to find Meaning in Tough Times

A guest post by Kent Thune of The Financial Philosopher Why is this happening to me? When will this end? Have you ever asked yourself questions like these? Are you asking them now? If so, do you give yourself an answer? Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather [...]

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