Subtraction: Ever-Present Happiness
Happiness is not finding something or adding something. If it were, rich people would be happy. To discover happiness you must clear away the excess. …
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Pay Attention to Avoid Regret
Not paying attention means you have focused internally, retreating from the world. Living in your head means you miss the world and enriching details. That …
Impulse to manufacture
When we have a spare moment, it is a survival imperative to look around and act: to plan or consume, to create. Thoughtfully progressing from …
Good days require perspective: the present is what you wish it to be
This moment, right now, is new. And it can be good if you will let it. We are going to focus on something. we can …
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Unhooking the problem solver solves problems
The helpful problem solver in your head connects ideas, plans for the future, and draws conclusions from the past. Because it won’t shut up, we …
Causes in the past rob you of your present
Etiology is the study of a cause, or causation, while teleology is the study of the purpose of a phenomenon. When we focus too much …
Vacu-suck Cycle
We are a vacuum cleaner sucking up experience and chasing desired dust bunnies. Often we suck up the same desires over and over to be …