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E: “What Does ‘Sin’ Mean?”
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Me: “To Miss the Mark.”

The other day, Emerson and I were doing some reading together. He asked me what the word “sin” meant. I paused for a moment, decided to pass on starting with the definition I learned in my Catholic upbringing and, rather, focus on the etymology of the word, THEN move on to th...

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A Wandering Mind
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Is an Unhappy Mind

Not too long ago we spent some time with the brilliant neuroscientist Ian Robertson, discussing some Ideas from his great book The Winner Effect. Today we’re going...

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The Power of Others
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Rely on It!

In our last couple +1s, we talked about a couple ways Alex Korb tells us we can use neuroscience to reverse depression—one small change at a time. Tip #1? Exercise. Tip #2? Set goals and make decisions. Today we’r...

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Make Decisions
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But Only If You Want to Feel Better

In our last +1, we talked about Alex Korb‘s #1 tip to kickstart an Upward Spiral and “Use Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time”: EXERCISE. For th...

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The Upward Spiral
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And How to Get on It

The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb is a great book. As we briefly discussed when we chatted about some parallel wisdom between that book and

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Alchemizing the Inevitable Chigger-Triggers

In our last +1, we talked about the neuroscience of Trail making. Or, at least… We explored my thoughts on the parallels between the way our brain rewires itself as I joyfully weed whacked a little Trail out here in the country. We wrapped that one up with a friendly weed-wh...

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Strong People
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ALWAYS Have Strong Weaknesses, Too

In our last +1, we took a moment to shine a flashlight on some of our strengths that we may take for granted that we’d be wise to take AS granted. We talked about Einstein’...

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Einstein Says: Everybody Is a Genius But…

Today we’re going to go back to Jim Kwik and his great book Limitless one more time. One of the key themes of the book is that we all have a unique blend of background and pass...

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Sugar & Depression
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Some Crazy (And Crazy-Making!) Stats

Continuing our brief tour through Kate Hefferon’s textbook on Positive Psychology and the Body, let’s flip open to the chapter on “Positive Nutriti...

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Eudaimonism vs. Hedonism
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Don’t Want to Be Depressed? Science Says…

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that when we go after accumulating more and more “stuff” (whether that’s the latest gadgets or Instagram likes), we often find ourselves working harder and harder but not getting any happier. We’re stuck on what scientists call a ...

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Eudaimonic Treadmills
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Note: There Aren’t Any

Have you ever heard of “hedonic treadmills”? We talked about them briefly a few years ago in the context of this +1 on the science of hedonic adaptation. Basic idea: We adapt to ...

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"The Tyranny of Positive Thinking”
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And How to Avoid It

In our last few +1s, we’ve been Optimizing our Optimism. After hanging out with some long-lived nuns, we spent some time with Marin Seligman (NOT SMOKING two packs a day) then we spent some time with Sonja Lyubomirsky (journaling on our awesome future lives). Today I want to go bac...

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“The Most Robust Strategy”
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To Cultivate Optimism Is…

In our last +1, we talked about some (more) crazy stats on the power of Optimism. We have those long-lived nuns and Martin Seligman telling us that he and his colleagues “estimate that being in the upper quartile of optimism seems to have a beneficial effect on cardiovascular risk rou...

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Optimism’s Longevity Power
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→ NOT Smoking Two Packs a Day

In our last +1, we talked about some nuns and crazy stats. Recall: Nuns check in for service. They created “entry statements.” Average age of 22. Decades later, researchers analyze those entries and coded them for positive content. By age 85, an astonishing (!) 97% of the nun...

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Cover It All in Leather
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Or… Just Wrap Leather Around Your Feet

In our last +1, we tapped into some wisdom from Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness as we wrote ourselves a permission slip and then hopped on the bus. 📝 🚌 Today we’re going to spend some more time with Brené. And, we’ll invite Pema Chodrön to the party.

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The Nicomachean Ethics

by Aristotle

Aristotle's writings have been extraordinarily influential since ancient times. This treatise is named after his son and is a collection of his lecture notes--imagining attending his Lyceum and listening to him teach 2,300 years ago! Of course, it's packed with culture-changing Big Ideas. Some of my favorites we cover include the ultimate end: eudaimonic happiness (vs. "happiness" as most of us think about it!), how to achieve that eudaimonia (hint: "virtuous activity of the soul" aka areté), how to win the Olympic Games (hint: you can't just show up; you need to ACT!), the doctrine of the mean (and the vice of deficiency + excess) and the virtue of magnanimity: meet YOUR great soul.

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No Mud, No Lotus

The Art of Transforming Suffering

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the world’s leading Buddhist monks. He is a true master and it’s a joy to connect with his powerful wisdom. I picked this book off the shelf after fires nearly burned down our town. It felt like a good time to remind myself of the fact that the good life is not—and cannot be—exclusively “good” times. Want a beautiful lotus flower? Embrace the mud. No mud, no lotus. Want a wonderful, flourishing life? Embrace the challenges. No challenges, no flourishing. Big Ideas we explore include: suffering goes with happiness, lotus flowers don’t grow in marble, feed the good stuff, the first thing to do when suffering strikes (breathe!), billions of funerals/b-days every day, the two arrows, and why the Buddha meditated after becoming the Buddha.

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The Happiness Track

How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success

by Emma Seppälä

Emma Seppälä is the science director of Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. She also has a popular blog called Fulfillment Daily. In this great little book, she walks us through the latest scientific research on everything from resilience, willpower and compassion to positive stress, creativity, and mindfulness. Big Ideas we explore include how to find fulfillment (hint: it’s in this moment—right now!), how to skillfully surf stress waves, the most powerful lever to optimize your mind (hint: your breath), how to succeed in failure Jack Ma style, and the science of compassion.

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The Happiness Trap

How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

by Dr. Russ Harris

ACT. That’s where it’s at. This is our second Note on Russ Harris and his great introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. (Check out the Notes on The Confidence Gap as well.) In this book, Russ walks us through how we get caught in the happiness trap and, more importantly, how to free ourselves. We’ll take a quick look at the myths of happiness, the six principles of ACT, how to deal with emotional quicksand, how NOT to visualize (and what to do instead), and writing down your values (<— science says that’s wise).

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Take Your Time

The Wisdom of Slowing Down

by Eknath Easwaran

This book was written in 1994—WAY before we blew up our brains with the Internet. Yet, the need to slow down and cultivate a calm, unhurried mind has been discussed by all the great teachers for 2,500+ years. We need the wisdom now more than ever. Big Ideas we explore include how use a red pencil, changing the channels of your mind, a quick quiz on whether meditation is right for you, and how to drive your mind safely (no tailgating thoughts!).

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The Happiness Equation

Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything

by Neil Pasricha

Neil Pasricha is a fascinating guy. A Harvard MBA and director of leadership development for Walmart who gave one of the most popular TED talks ever and published The Book of Awesome which sold 1m+ copies. This book is a fun, quick-read packed with great Ideas. We cover: The Big 7 ways science says we can boost our happiness, waking up with an Icky Guy (the good kind), how to add an hour to your day, a great question to tap into your purpose and wisdom from the greatest physicist ever (hint: create momentum).

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