The Power of Your Attention

Research has shown that the physiological effects are the same whether you actually experience something or just think about it. Your mind is that powerful. This could be bad news if you’re in the habit of focusing on unpleasantness. Your body’s...

The Road to Happiness

Success in any endeavor is just an intermediate goal on the journey to happiness. But you can take a short cut and pursue fulfillment directly without seeking it in partial forms like money, fame, recognition or possessions, which are all just icing on the cake. If...

Communicate With Kindness

There are many ways to speak your mind, but getting others to listen and actually hear what you have to say requires some finesse. When you speak with care and consideration for others, you’re more likely to encounter an attentive audience. An adversarial or...

Fear is (Mostly) About the Future

Most of what you fear is make believe. It’s your mind worrying about some future problem that will never come to pass. And even if it does, it will also come with information to help you solve it. Unless you’re in physical danger right now, do yourself a...