In this book, Mark Manson argues against the typical self-help advice of constant positivity, instead suggesting that life's struggles give it meaning. He emphasizes the need to focus on what truly matters and to accept and confront painful truths. The book is divided into nine chapters and uses blunt honesty and profanity to illustrate its ideas, encouraging readers to find meaning through values they can control and to replace uncontrollable values with more meaningful ones.
In this book, Bruce Hood demonstrates that the key to happiness is not self-care but connection. Grounded in decades of studies in neuroscience and developmental psychology, the book presents seven lessons to break negative thought patterns and re-connect with what truly matters. These lessons include altering your ego, avoiding isolation, rejecting negative comparisons, becoming more optimistic, controlling your attention, connecting with others, and getting out of your own head. The book offers practical takeaways to re-wire thinking and transform lives by focusing on connection and presence rather than egocentric perspectives and comparisons.
In this book, Mark Manson argues against the typical self-help advice of constant positivity, instead suggesting that life's struggles give it meaning. He emphasizes the need to focus on what truly matters and to accept and confront painful truths. The book is divided into nine chapters and uses blunt honesty and profanity to illustrate its ideas, encouraging readers to find meaning through values they can control and to replace uncontrollable values with more meaningful ones.
Doug and Carl kick-off a multi-part series focused on happiness. They discuss various elements of happiness including definitions, why it’s important, genetic & activity-based components of happiness, routines, the impact of jobs, mindset, and happiness by subtraction. They also provide practical tips for fostering happiness, emphasizing that happiness requires continuous work and experimentation.
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0:00 Introduction
2:13 Definition of happiness
9:24 The role of FIRE in happiness
16:16 Where does happiness come from?
23:04 Creating happiness in your life
30:55 Novel experiences & snoring
37:08 Happiness by subtraction
47:04 Happiness is ever-changing
51:34 Experimentation & testing things out
58:09 Inner vs. outer scorecard
1:08:23 Soundcheck – Hallmark movies
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