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Will You Get Happier as You Grow Older?

In a word - yes (if you're part of the statistical average). Read More>>

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4 Myths About Life Balance

Following are a few of the many myths about life balance.  Overcoming these ways of thinking often takes time, but can be accomplished through simple paradigm shifts.  Simply change a few basic, often long-held assumptions, and you'll be well on your way. Read More>>

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Does Efficiency Work for Those Who Have Overextended Themselves?

I've talked and written many times about efficiency.  As a result, I was intrigued by this comment over at lifehacker:

"My problem wasn't that I was insufficiently efficient. The problem was that I was way too overextended. I had taken on more than even a very efficient person could handle. Efficiency is great, but it can only get you so far."

I understand the problem.  Many of us find (or should I say "get ourselves into") ourselves overextended, over strained, and overstressed at some point in our lives, maybe even at this very moment. Read More>>

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Am I Too Old to Be on Facebook?

I'm on Facebook.  It certainly isn't the only  social network I belong to, but it's one of the latest I joined. Read More>>

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The 4 Hour Workweek in Real Time

Have you heard about Tim Ferriss's book The 4 Hour Workweek?  If you have, you're not alone.  It has reached the #1 position on both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best Sellers lists. Read More>>

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The Serious Business of Happiness

There's a new film about to be released called Living Luminaries on the Serious Business of Happiness. Read More>>

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Understanding Opportunity Costs Leads to Better Decisions

Daniel Sitter recently wrote a post on his Idea Sellers blog titled What is the Value of Selling Your Time? Read More>>

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Secrets to Success from 7 Well-Known Celebrities

Lifehacker recently published a post by software developer and blogger Brad Isaac, who had an opportunity years ago to be the recipient of some productivity advice from observational comedian, actor, and writer Jerry Seinfeld. Read More>>

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My Recent Unexpected Findings on Happiness

I dropped my son off at college last week so he could get a jump on the upcoming football season. Read More>>

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The Path to Happiness is Paved with Gratitude

Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life. ~ Christiane Northrup

Would it surprise you to learn that people who experience feelings of thankfulness and appreciation in their lives also tend to be happy? Read More>>

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Taking Action: Entrepreneurship ala Ben Casnocha

I had the recent pleasure of meeting (via email) a fascinating guy named Ben Casnocha.  I was checking out the Silicon Valley Junto upon recommendation by a friend, of which Ben is a co-founder, and that friend put us in touch. Read More>>

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The Hedonic Treadmill and Happiness

The hedonic treadmill theory is a term coined by psychologists that compares our never-ending desire to pursue happiness to a person on a treadmill, who has to keep pushing and struggling just to stay in the same place. Read More>>

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Scarce Resources, Human Needs, and Happiness

I recently read Cornell Economics Professor Robert H. Frank's book Falling Behind:  How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class. Read More>>

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Finding Happiness at Work

Alexander Kjerulf, a.k.a. The Chief Happiness Officer, has published his Happy at Work Manifesto. Read More>>

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Positive Psychology and Happiness

What is positive psychology? Read More>>

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Formula for Happiness Gets Simpler

Remember the original formula that British Neuropsychologist Dr. David Lewis developed to calculate a person's ideal work-life balance?  Here it is: Read More>>

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Productivity, Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Balance - Knowing When Enough is Enough

Ok - you have a space that you're comfortable with, you're in the right frame of mind and motivated, you're clear on exactly what you want to accomplish.  Why is it, then, that you're often unable to stay on track?  What one thing - the single obstacle or challenge - repeatedly gets in the way of your ability to get the job done? Read More>>

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What is Happiness?

Happiness, by its simplest account, can be defined as: Read More>>

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BlackBerry/ PDAs Detrimental to Work/Life Balance

"BlackBerry devices and other smart phones may have had a huge impact on executive and employee productivity, but they also have a negative impact on work-life balance by making it more difficult to switch off from the office, according to a recent survey."

The study, conducted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, found that an average BlackBerry user converts 1 hour of downtime to productive time each day. Read More>>

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Productivity, Efficiency, Effectiveness, and FOCUS, and Why I Love What I Do

I was bombing around the 9 Rules site the other day and came upon a note by a member asking:  "When some idea clicks in your mind, what do you do?"  The author offered these three choices as possible answers: Read More>>

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Happy Therapy

Since the beginning of man's time on earth, he has struggled to find happiness. Read More>>

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Children and Personal Fulfillment

The WashingtonPost.com ran an article a short time ago tiled "To Be Happy In Marriage, Baby Carriage Not Required." Read More>>

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Happiness through "Taking What You Need"

Have you ever heard the saying "Take what you need and leave the rest behind?" Read More>>

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How Does This Father Balance Work and Home Life?

Wendy Piersall, from eMoms at Home, asks "How do Dads balance work and home life?" Read More>>

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My Expectations and Outdated Conventions - Could I Have Been Wrong?

When I've been attempting to engage in conversation, meaningful or otherwise,  with my kids: Read More>>

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Voluntary Simplicity - The Path to Happiness?

I've been speaking and writing for quite some time about the need to stop and look at your life, determine what's important to you, and design a life in support of your values and beliefs. Read More>>

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