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This is a great list of tips on how to make life more satisfying from one of my favorite new positive psychologists, Sonja Lyubomirsky.
There aren’t a lot of surprises here, in fact I’ve touched on most of the things Sonja mentions in this list. But it’s good to see all these tips for creating [...]
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Today I’ve got another inspirational person story, although to tell you the truth I’m not sure how many more of these I’m going to be able to do as it seems that living life well isn’t grounds for becoming famous, and so I’m running out of material. Anyway…
Most of us treasure honesty and the [...]
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I would like you to think about how many personal growth articles you have read. Now add to that all the videos you’ve watched, and all the books you’ve bought, and all the other personal growth lessons you’ve learned from anywhere and everywhere.
Now think about how many of those personal growth lessons really [...]
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Some of the studies I’ve talked about on this blog have been really fascinating, and I’ve wished more than once that I could have had the opportunity to participate in some of them.
Well, now I can, and so can you!
I can’t believe I didn’t catch on to this sooner, but one of the big [...]
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Last week I talked about the importance of inspirational people and their stories, and I want to do that again today.
Most, if not all of you have heard of J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter book series. I’m sure most of you have also heard of the almost fairytale circumstances under which she [...]
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I’ve been reading a lot about sleep lately (which has some really amazing personal growth potential I think, but that’s a whole other post) and one of the topics that I see coming up again and again is neuroplasticity.
Now I know brain science stuff doesn’t seem like it would have that much to do [...]
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Through the grapevine I heard about this wonderful book (I haven’t read it yet, but it sounds very good) that came out recently on aging well, which showed that living the kind of happy, fulfilled life that I talk about here at Improved Lives will, in combination with a few other things, predict health [...]
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“Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.” - Aristotle
Aristotle was exactly right, but it seems as if we haven’t really learned his lesson in the more than 2000 years since he was around.
Lets be clear, money is a token. Green paper [...]
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I find that one of the most effective tools for achieving personal growth is finding out about inspirational people and their stories. Hearing about a person who has broken the mold and created their own amazing path in life never fails to make me re-examine my own life and realize how I could [...]
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I always seem to be forgetting to do my personal growth exercises like Gratitude Journaling. (which you can read about here) I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten out of bed because I’ve forgotten yet again. But no more.
I was browsing through this article called The Cheat’s Guide to Happiness and it [...]
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