Today though, as this 30 Day Happiness Challenge is coming to a close, I thought it would be a good idea to take stock and see if intentionally focusing on being happier is making a difference.
Continue reading →Continuing the theme from yesterday, what if you didn’t acquire things that need to be thrown or given away in the first place? We live in a material society where our main goal seems to be to acquire more stuff. We buy bigger cars, bigger houses, and of course, lots and lots of stuff to fill these houses. The subconscious drive is to buy happiness by buying more stuff. We’ve been living this way in the western world for quite some time. But are we really happier with all those material possessions?
Continue reading →Your brain expects to take action and get stuff done, in between appropriate periods of rest. On the other hand, when we don’t have anything meaningful to do and we don’t feel like we’re contributing, we get depressed. People who don’t have a fulfilling job or feel like the work they do is useless are much more likely to feel down, tired, sad, and depressed.
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