The happiness model we’re taught from a young age is actually completely backward. We think we work hard in order to achieve success and that achievement makes us happy. That’s what I learned growing up. But it doesn’t work like that in real life. That model is broken.
Jim Manske’s insight:
Yes! Happiness is built from the inside out!
Empathy is the most fundamental building block of any relationship.
The concept is that if you are able to think about your partner and what they are thinking and feeling, it may make you feel more connected to him or her. It may take some practice.
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One theory in psychology research suggests that we all have a happiness “set-point”that largely determines our overall well-being. We oscillate around this set point, becoming happier when something positive happens or the opposite, afterwards ret…
Pakistani schoolgirl and campaigner Malala Yousafzai has won the European Union’s (EU) prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.The 16-year-old, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year, has also been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace …
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research in Germany have invented a new type of window that is conceived to improve concentration, regulate sleep, and even make you happier.See it on Scoop.it, via Radical Compassion
