The Untapped Powers of the Smile
By: Ron Gutman, founder and CEO of HealthTap Recently I made an interesting discovery while running – a simple act that made a dramatic difference and helped carry me through the most challenging segments of long distance runs: smiling. This inspired me to embark on a journey that took me through neuroscience, anthropology, sociology and psychology to uncover the untapped powers of the smile. I started my exploratory journey in California, with an intriguing UC Berkeley 30-year longitudinal study that examined the smiles of students in an old yearbook, and measured their well-being and success throughout their lives.[1] By measuring the smiles in the photographs the researchers were able to predict: how fulfilling and long lasting their marriages would be, how highly they would score on standardized tests of well-being and general happiness, and how inspiring they would be to others. A smile is also one of the most basic, biologically uniform expressions of all humans. Why?
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Apprendre à être heureux - Tal BEN-SHAHAR
Are You An Armchair Creative?
I’m from Britain, so the rules of American football are a mystery to me. But even I know “armchair quarterback” is not a compliment. It means someone who sits on the sidelines, watching and criticizing instead of doing.As creative professionals, we pride ourselves on doing — making ideas happen — instead of passively consuming, like the couch potatoes with their remote controls. As Jakob Nielsen said, television is “lean back” media, and we prefer the “lean forward” experience creating something with our computer (or canvas, or notebook, or piano etc). But there comes a point where leaning further forward won’t get you much further. Where nose-to-the-screen productivity becomes unproductive. In my office there are two chairs: my swivel office chair in front of the desk; and the comfy armchair by the window, flanked by my bookshelf and the stereo. But the thing is, the time I spend in the armchair is usually some of the most creative and productive time in my whole week. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
» 11 Ways to Cure Someday Syndrome
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Alex Fayle of the Someday Syndrome blog. Someday Syndrome: not doing what you want to because you don’t know what it is, because you’re procrastinating about it, or because you have too much stuff getting in your way. Everyone suffers from Someday Syndrome at some point in their lives, often catching it repeatedly. For me, most recently, I’d been saying that I really should give running a try without doing anything about it. You probably have something similar going on in your life – a project, a task, a goal – that you just haven’t got around to doing yet. I could quote Nike and say: Just Do It, but if it were that simple Someday Syndrome wouldn’t exist. I decided that here had to be an easier way than waiting for pain to push me into getting over myself and getting on with my goals. 1. Maybe you’re not doing something because in reality, it doesn’t fit with who you are. 2. 3. 4. I have a goal of running 20K next November. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
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On a demandé au professeur de bonheur de Harvard comment survivre à une journée difficile
PSYCHOLOGIE - Son nom ne vous dit peut-être rien mais à Harvard, il était une star. Tal Ben-Shahar est "professeur de bonheur". Plus précisément, cet écrivain est spécialiste de psychologie positive et ses cours au sein de la prestigieuse université américaine ont été parmi les plus suivis de l'histoire. Tal Ben-Shahar, qui enseigne aujourd'hui au Centre Interdisciplinaire à Herzliya en Israël, était à Paris début février pour présenter son livre "Choisir sa vie", paru en version poche le 19 janvier. Dans celui-ci, il explique que tout au long de notre vie, nous sommes confrontés à trois types de choix: "D'abord ceux dont nous disposons à tout moment (sourire, inspirer profondément. Pour lui, la vie est principalement composée des deux premières formes de choix évoquées ci-dessus. Le HuffPost a voulu savoir comment ce professeur de bonheur réagissait dans des situations de la vie quotidienne. Le HuffPost. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Eteignez tout ça et allez dormir. Pocket
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60 Ways to Become The Person You Love
photo credit: Niffty.. Only the time and attention we give ourselves demonstrates how much we love and admire ourselves. Self love requires that we place ourselves at the top of our priority list. Self-nurturing is everything that makes us feel positive, happy and joyful. When we decide to honor ourselves with the love we need and deserve like the sun we radiate a glow, touching everything and everyone in our lives. Below are 60 ideas for glowing: 60. 59. 58. 57. 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Instead of commenting take time for yourself today!
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The 7 Natural Laws of the Universe « Path to Enlightenment
The 7 Natural Laws of the Universe The Law of Attraction is just part of one of the 7 natural laws of the Universe: the Law of Vibration. Of the 7 Laws, it may be the most important in how our everyday lives play out, but all of the laws are in effect whether we are aware of them or not. Knowing what the 7 laws are and how they work can make a significant difference in applying them to create the life you truly desire. The 7 natural laws are in no particular order, but since the Law of Attraction has been discussed so much in The Secret, we’ll start with it. The Law of Vibration states that everything vibrates and nothing rests. Vibrations of the same frequency resonate with each other, so like attracts like energy. The Law of Relativity states that nothing is what it is until you relate it to something. The Law of Cause and Effect states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The Law of Polarity states that everything has an opposite.
