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Why your messy room could be a good thing
I’ve always had the kind of room that’s slightly messy, enough to be permissible in the eyes of a guest, but also enough to bring my mother grief when she visits. When I’m slammed with work, my room gradually decays into a pile of bed sheets, laundry, coffee cups, and papers; All physical manifestations of my psychological state,…
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Could it be that what ails us also inspires us?
There is truly no way for anyone who doesn’t have a mood disorder to understand what goes on when living with one. A mood disorder can be defined as a psychological disorder characterized by the elevation or lowering of a person’s mood. Some mood disorders include Major depressive disorder (MDD), Bipolar disorder, Seasonal affective disorder…
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How fantasy stands in the way of your own success
Take a moment to close your eyes and imagine yourself arriving at your dream home after a wonderful day of work at your dream job. Maybe you see yourself as a successful entrepreneur living in a gorgeous house with jaw-dropping landscaping… WAIT. STOP. ERASE IT FROM YOUR MEMORY.
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Physician-assisted suicide now legal in the state of California, as SB-128 goes into effect
Dr. Jack Kevorkian is the largest advocate of euthanasia in American history, and he began the widespread conversation about end of life options. He’s known to have said “Dying is not a Crime,” and his advocacy led in part to Oregon’s passing of the Death with Dignity act, which made Oregon’s jurisdiction one of the…
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The science of why we LOL!
People generally feel pretty good when they laugh, and we expect people are happy when they hear it. Even when you laugh as a distraction, or in reaction to something unpleasant, it helps put you in better spirits. Why is that? It turns out it’s not just a human thing. Laughter is observed in many…
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Tony Robbins becomes Chief of Investor Psychology at Creative Planning
Tony Robbins is a harbinger of disruption. He has written 3 best-selling books, Unlimited Power, Awaken the Giant Within, and Money: Master the Game, and they each focus on changing your way of thinking about personal achievement, giving you roadmaps for reprogramming your mind and body to reach your ultimate level of success and, thus,…
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The consequences of sleep deprivation and being a night owl
Sleep deprivation can be poisonous to one’s health physically and mentally but can the same be true for a night owl? Even if you stay up at night, there should be no problem choosing to sleep the necessary eight hours during the day, right? This is a question asked often by people interested in sleep…
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Overcoming OCD: What my compulsions taught me
There I was, trapped in my room with no where to go. It had become my last refuge and now a self-contained cell. I was a living contradiction: both the prisoner and the gatekeeper. This is what OCD had reduced my life to: hiding away from all of my fears in the confines of my…
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Think Like Superman, Be Like Superman: How your body language can change everything
There is a lot of empowerment to be found through the ways in which we express ourselves creatively and physically. Some find empowerment by altering their body language, but how exactly can we do that?
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Understanding the Hedonic Treadmill and how to achieve sustainable happiness
Want to be happier? Arthur Schopenhauer had once remarked: “How insatiable a creature is man! Every satisfaction he attains lays the seeds of some new desire, so that there is no end to the wishes of each individual will.” It seems as if our friend Schopenhauer was on to something which is that we always…