To design a meaningful life, figure out what that means for you.
Eckhart Tolle: The Moment You Realize You Are Not Present, You Are Present (The Art of Now)
Wherever you are, be more conscious of your experience.
Wherever you are, be more conscious of your experience.
Wealthy, Healthy, Happy and Wise – The Interlocking Pillars of a Good Life
Happiness is a byproduct of a meaningful life.
Happiness is a byproduct of a meaningful life.
Socrates: Wisdom Begins in Wonder
Pause to wonder.
Pause to wonder.
William B. Irvine: We’re Unhappy Because We’re Insatiable
What could drive us to such despair? Why can’t we get enough of anything? Knowledge, money, technology, media, alcohol, sex, video games etc.: nothing is beyond reach, yet everything is still beyond our reach.
What could drive us to such despair? Why can’t we get enough of anything? Knowledge, money, technology, media, alcohol, sex, video games etc.: nothing is beyond reach, yet everything is still beyond our reach.
Seneca: Anger Is Brief Insanity
Anger impedes reason.
Anger impedes reason.
The Optimistic Realist: A Practical Approach to Win the Game of Life
For a good life, combine the positive qualities of optimism with the objective lens of realism.
For a good life, combine the positive qualities of optimism with the objective lens of realism.
Anaïs Nin: The Secret of a Full Life
Life pulls us backwards and forward; insist on living now.
Life pulls us backwards and forward; insist on living now.
The Root of All Human Suffering Is Attachment to Unrealistic Expectations
Tame the “unrealistic mind”.
Tame the “unrealistic mind”.
Lao Tzu: Let Go and Feel Free Again
The art of holding on to the essentials.
The art of holding on to the essentials.
Søren Kierkegaard: We Are Too Busy to Be Happy
“A happy person has no time to be busy”
“A happy person has no time to be busy”
Focus Is Finite
How you spend your focus is how you spend your time.
How you spend your focus is how you spend your time.
The Magnification Rule: Time Compounds Whatever You Feed It
Are you feeding your good habits or distractions?
Are you feeding your good habits or distractions?
40 Short Rules for a Good Life From Influential Philosophers
There is no single “right” way to live.
There is no single “right” way to live.
How to Live a More Productive Life With Zero Willpower
Willpower is not the key to a better life.
Willpower is not the key to a better life.
30 Short Habits to Enrich Your Thinking
Learn to use the four quadrants of the mind.
Learn to use the four quadrants of the mind.