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happiness

How to Manage Burnout: 5 Essential Tips

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. - Ovid Do you feel exhausted when you get home from work? Do you go about your day feeling numb and as though you’re just going through the motions? When you get right down to it, do you feel ineffective and maybe even helpless? If [...]

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The Minimalist’s Guide to Career Happiness

Think about the worst job you’ve ever had. I’m talking about brain dead, boring, tedious, work. You’ve had at least one of those, yes? Sometimes we accept a job like that, knowing that it doesn’t suit us perfectly. But we’re not in a position to be particularly choosy. We have to pay the bills, right? [...]

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How Using the “Power of 3″ Can Clear Your Mind and Bring Peace

Hurtful words can sting. Once said, they cannot be unsaid. My belly sinks. I feel deflated and exhausted. Sometimes, my mind replays a heated discussion. And I can’t get it out of my mind, it bothers me too much. Have you ever felt this way? Is there a way to clear your mind and feel peace? [...]

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How To Live a Life of Happiness

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.- Margaret B. Runbeck Is it possible to be happy all the time? Happiness and the method to achieve it has been thrown around for thousands of years, with millions of people, promising a million different ways of how to be happy. But [...]

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How to Stop Envying Others

A guest post by Stefanie Flaxman of Revision Fairy It’s healthy to possess a bit of envy for individuals you admire. These people do what you want to do—they’ve got what you want. But if envy doesn’t motivate you to take practical action, it’s a dangerous quality. Your world becomes a place of what other [...]

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Positive Psychology: What It Takes to be Happy

By Mary Jaksch Instead of focusing on mental and emotional problems, Positive Psychology investigates wellness, happiness, and other emotions that help us enjoy life and reach our full potential. Here is a fascinating talk by Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. In the following video he discusses what it [...]

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How to Feel Happier in Seven Days or Less

By Mary Jaksch Do you want to feel happier? Sometimes life can feel like an uphill battle. You struggle and struggle – and it just doesn’t seem to get any easier. Sounds familiar? Many people wonder how to feel happier. Even a little more happiness can make all the difference. You re-discover joy and let [...]

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