Curing allergies by giving up sugar–could that really work? Although it sounded kind of wacky, I figured, hey, it’s free. I’ll try it.
Life experiments: An unexpectedly effective treatment for allergies
Tag: challenge
6 Common mistakes that can ruin your relationship
Tolstoy famously said “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I disagree. Most people are unhappy in the same ways, and it’s mostly due to making the same few mistakes.
Productivity for procrastinators: how to focus
Know what you need to do but can’t make yourself get to work? Here’s how to beat procrastination, get things done, and start enjoying your work.
What’s worse than lizard brain, and how to keep it from holding you back
Some think fear comes from our lizard brain, but my lizard was intrepid, determined, and bold. I say fear comes from our second grade brain. Here’s what to do about it.
New Ebook: How to be Happy (No Fairy Dust or Moonbeams Required)
Do you wish you could enjoy life more? Do you feel like something is missing, like there has to be more to life? At the same time, do you feel guilty for being dissatisfied when you could have it much worse? You need to know this stuff!
Seven ridiculous fears I had last month and how I kicked all their asses
Our chances of going hungry, being eaten by tigers, or falling off a cliff are vanishingly small. So are we happy? No, we get busy fearing smaller things instead. Even when the things we fear are excruciatingly tiny and ridiculous, the fear can still stop us if we let it.
Wait, don’t jump out of the plane after all! (an alternate view on fear)
Everybody’s talking about confronting your fear head-on and jumping out of planes. What to make of someone advising the opposite?
How to know when to quit
Do you ever wish you could see into the future and know how things will turn out, so you can stop throwing energy at things that aren’t going to amount to anything?
What’s keeping you from inner peace?
Most people are unhappy. There are many possible reasons for this, but one of the most common is that there’s a conflict between their actions and what they truly value.
Making your dreams come true: where the rubber meets the road
What would make your life something to savor? What would make you feel like a genius of life-rocking awesomeness? If you knew you were dying, you would do whatever it took to make it happen. Well, guess what? We’re all dying.
Life Guides: Ash Ambirge of The Middle Finger Project
The best way I’ve found to do that is to do work that is interesting and meaningful to me, work I love. I just need to figure out how to support myself while doing that. That’s why I’m so excited to feature someone who can offer guidance on this very thing: Ash Ambirge of The Middle Finger Project.
Why it’s so hard to get started
If you try a lot of things, expecting some to fail, you maximize your chances of success and take the scariness out of starting.