“Wait. You do what?!” “I tape my mouth shut at night.” “Why?!” Great question. I’ll tell you why. Breathing: The Lost Fundamental “We can live without food for weeks and water for days, but air for just a few brief minutes. While we spend a great deal of time and attention on what we eat and drink, we pay practically no attention to the air we breathe.” –Patrick McKeown1 Long-time… Read More »The Benefits of Taping Your Mouth Shut at Night
“Flow is an optimal state of consciousness, a peak state where we both feel our best and perform our best. It is a transformation available to anyone, anywhere, provided that certain initial conditions are met. Everyone from assembly-line workers in Detroit to jazz musicians in Algeria to software designers in Mumbai rely on flow to drive performance and accelerate innovation. And it’s quite a driver. Researchers now believe flow sits… Read More »How to Get Into Flow at Work and at Home
When people talk about the science of happiness – a topic I love – they usually talk about the importance of exercise, the benefits of meditation, or the value of gratitude journaling. And clearly I’m as guilty of that as anyone in the self-development field. But positive psychology has more to offer than that. There is another practice that might be both easier to do and more universally helpful: using… Read More »Increase Happiness By Using Your Signature Strengths
Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and practicing Stoic The Stoics of ancient Rome were a diverse group. On one end of the spectrum, there were people of great wealth and power, like emperor Marcus Aurelius, pictured above. On the other end of the spectrum, there was Epictetus, a crippled former slave. People from all walks of life found value in the philosophy of Stoicism. The Stoics were not ivory-tower philosophers. They… Read More »10 Essential Principles and Practices of Stoicism