To see happiness as dependent on sadness is so hard. We have the ‘wrong models’ in mind.
Chinese philosophy on happiness.
Tag: resilience
Lao Tzu to Contemporary Management via Psychology
Suspicious of poetry As a young psychologist, I bought into the notion that psychology must tell us something that is… Read more Lao Tzu to Contemporary Management via Psychology
A positive psychology prayer
Image via Wikipedia Hold On… A Pueblo Indian Prayer Hold on to what is good, even if it’s a handful… Read more A positive psychology prayer
5 Little Understood Ways to be Resilient in Hard Times
I am 99% persuaded by positive psychology, largely because I thought like a positive psychologist long before it was invented. … Read more 5 Little Understood Ways to be Resilient in Hard Times
A day of awe
Do you remember this day? Inauguration Day Isn’t it quite astonishing that we welcome a politician with such excitement and… Read more A day of awe
I am good at dealing with recessions!
or will be! Professional responsibility can be demanding In an earlier incarnation, I had a reputation for taking on the… Read more I am good at dealing with recessions!
Poetry of hope for hard times
Conduct your blooming in the noise and whip of the whirlwind. Gwendolyn Brooks One of the hardest concepts to grasp,… Read more Poetry of hope for hard times
3 characteristics of recession-lovers
I need your help This is a serious post and I would love some of the heavy hitters out there… Read more 3 characteristics of recession-lovers
Confidence in bad times
Image by Darwin Bell via Flickr For the last two weekends, I ran a little poll here on your plans… Read more Confidence in bad times
Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford
If you have never read Steve Jobs’ commencement address, here is a link. This is Steve Job’s story from dropping… Read more Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford