Three takeaways: The author shares the story of a friend, a major CEO: despite past successes, his recent career struggles have led him to consider removing the trophies of past successes from his o[...]
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Harness the Power of Suggestion for Your Happiness
Three takeaways: While the placebo effect in medicine has been proven to be a falsity, the strategic use of placebos in life might be an indispensable tool for your own wellbeing. You can apply R[...]
Three Paths Toward the Meaning of Life
Three takeaways: Psychologists have shown in experiments that having a clear sense of your “true self” or “essence” strongly predicts a feeling of meaning in life than it does a positive[...]
Four Ways to Be Grateful—And Happier
Four takeaways: Gratitude has been shown in study after study to have positive effects on one’s happiness in both the immediate and the long term. However, humans naturally have a “negativity [...]