Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing.
What works for one persons needs is almost always very different from the next.
Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually.
When I was in kindergarten, I entered a competition and read 52 books in a week.
Its tempting to work more than 60 hours a week and sacrifice sleep, not move, and eat bad foods as they are convenient. But this comes with a cost.
Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy.
The quickest way to be a little bit happier and more engaged in your job is to spend some time thinking about developing closer friendships.
Every day, I read about new ideas and research that could help someone I care about live a longer and healthier life.
Buying experience such as going out to dinner or taking a vacation increases our own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. Experiences last while material purchases fade.
Eating the right foods provides energy for your workout and improves the quality of your sleep. In turn, a sound night of sleep makes you more likely to eat right the next day. This is why the real magic lies at the intersection between eating, moving, and sleeping. If you can do all three well, it will improve your daily energy and your odds of living a long, healthy life.
A mere 20 minutes of moderate activity could significantly improve your mood for the next 12 hours.
Building your talents into real strengths also requires practice and hard work, much like it does to build physical strengths.
Working toward a shared mission with other people will add a positive charge to each day.
There is nothing wrong with working on important individual milestones as long as you understand that they may not be the memories you treasure 25 years from now.
We were tired of living in a world that revolved around fixing our weaknesses. Society’s relentless focus on people’s shortcomings had turned into a global obsession. What’s more, we had discovered that people have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.
In Finland, for every 45 minutes in the classroom, students are given a 15-minute break.
If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything. While our society encourages us to be well-rounded, this approach inadvertently breeds mediocrity. Perhaps the greatest misconception of all is that of the well-rounded leader.
Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to ‘be happy.’” It was this work that he used as he helped fellow prisoners in concentration camps.
Instead of aspiring to be anything you want to be, you should aim to be more of who you already are.
It turned out that looking forward to a vacation or event provided even more happiness than the event itself.