Archives for the 'Happiness' Category
Twelve Keys of Emotional Intelligence [Zen Habits]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Eugene Yiga of Varsity Blah.
Ever since Daniel Goleman wrote Emotional Intelligence, the subject seems to have made its way into success literature all over the world. But what exactly is emotional intelligence and why is it so important?
Well, the “why†is quite clear. Many people find themselves [...]
A User’s Guide to Fabulous Friendships [Zen Habits]
A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. - Lois Wys
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Kelly Rigby of SHE-POWER.COM.
In our teens and twenties, our friendships are everything. They define who we are, [...]
Make Today Your Personal Miracle [Zen Habits]
“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein
I ran a 22-miler this morning in preparation for my second marathon later this month, and at about mile 18, the heavens opened up and poured water on [...]
Flip Your Karma: 8 Tricks to Turn the Bad Into the Awesome [Zen Habits]
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” - Japanese proverb
It’s inevitable: sometimes, life just doesn’t go your way.
Your schedule gets all messed up. You fail to follow your exercise plan. Someone is mean to you. You feel like quitting something. You want to curl into a little ball and cry.
Life deals out its blows, and leaves [...]
12 Practical Steps for Learning to Go With the Flow [Zen Habits]
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” - Lao-Tzu
No matter how much structure we create in our lives, no matter how many good habits we build, there will always be things [...]
New E-book: The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! [Zen Habits]
I’m happy to be able to offer my second e-book, the Zen Habits Handbook for Life — it’s a series of my best articles on making your life simpler, on becoming happier, and on getting more productive.
I put this e-book together at the request of a number of readers, who wanted the essential Zen Habits [...]
20 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life [Zen Habits]
“Everything has been figured out, except how to live.” - Jean-Paul Sartre
I’m nearly 35 years old, and I’ve made my share of mistakes in my life. I’m not a big believer in regrets … and I have learned tremendously from every single mistake … and my life is pretty great.
However, there are a few things [...]
10 Tips for Life’s Greatest Challenge: Love Thy Enemy [Zen Habits]
“It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.” - Gandhi
Whether you’re Christian or not, there’s something in the teachings of Jesus that is worth contemplation, for anyone who seeks to be [...]
More on happiness and choice [Lifemuncher]
Barry Schwartz at Google
Dan Gilbert at TED
Original post here: Jennifer George
The ABCs of Remaining Cool in a Crazy World [Zen Habits]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Albert Foong of UrbanMonk.net.
Murder! Ringing phones, broken equipment, lost data, rude customers, unreasonable deadlines, demanding bosses. A sure-fire recipe for a 187.
Emotional intelligence and mastery skills are not just a benefit these days; they’ve become a necessity. This post aims to address that need. It aims to [...]