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Research shows that a positive attitude is much more likely to predict success than focusing on negative outcomes or feelings. 1. Take Care of Your Body Because Your Body Takes Care of Your Mind Physical well-being totally supports emotional well-being. This is important first and foremost. Eat healthily, stay hydrated, get exercise, and attend to …
12 Tricks for Coping with the Unpredictability of Our World Read More »
You may be aware that my books, Feeling Good and the Feeling Good Handbook, have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, and are still popular, even though Feeling Good was published 40 years ago. One reason for the books enduring popularity is groundbreaking research conducted by Dr. Forrest Scogin and his colleagues at the …
Although we humans like to believe that we make decisions consciously as we go through our day, in fact many of our waking hours are spent on autopilot. Driving a car is the perfect example. Do you remember how terrifying it was the first time behind the wheel, when you had to deliberately think about …
How Being Mindful Can Bring You Closer to Your Partner Read More »
What’s the spark and what’s the fuel? The Practice: Embrace Happiness. Why? Positive emotions—such as feelings of gratitude, love, and confidence—strengthen the immune system, protect the heart against loss and trauma, build relationships, increase resilience, and promote success. Based on studies that have already been done, if a drug company could patent a happiness pill, …
Some people have confided with me, occasionally in great embarrassment, that they are not at all busy with the meaning of their lives. They are not wondering what the meaning of their lives is. They are not asking themselves whether their lives are or are not meaningful. They are not searching for what would make …
Does Disinterest in Meaning Reveal a Meaningless Life? Read More »
How often should you and your spouse have sex? The answer: As often as it takes for you both to feel satisfied— which, according to a 2015 study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, is about once a week for most happily married couples. Of course, you and your partner might have sex more often than this, which is great. Just know you …
My Spouse Is in the Mood but I’m Not. What Should I Do? Read More »