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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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  Pearl Bites

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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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  Algorithms & Conquering Perfectionism

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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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  Tree-Climbing Fish

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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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  Permission Slips

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  Time to Write Yourself One?

  Brené Brown is one of the world’s leading scholars on the subjects of vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. She’s also one of the most popular TED speakers and writers out there. I’ve enjoyed

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  How to Get Perspective

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  And Meet Life’s Biggest Challenges

  Not too long ago, we hung out with my friend Tripp Lanier who helped us gain perspective via a little thought exercise that included us looking through the Hubble telescope at distant galaxies. I love tha...

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  Practicing Gratitude

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  Right Before That Chat With the Supervisor

  In our last +1, we played the “I want to speak with your supervisor!” game. You play it yet? If not, try it. It’s truly awesome. 🤓 As you’ll recall, the most important part of the process is to

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  You’re Not a Big Deal

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  And That’s a VERY Liberatingly Big Deal

  My friend Tripp Lanier is a very funny guy. He’s also a very wise guy. In his new book called This Book Will Make You Dangerous ...

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