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On Friday, I posted about a fascinating experiment demonstrating “inattentional blindness.” Go to this site, by the University of Illinois’s Visual Cognition Lab, and watch the video. As you watch, count the number of times the white-shirted team passes the basketball. Now that you’ve done it — did you notice the guy in the gorilla suit who walks through the …
“Reproof should not exhaust its power upon petty failings.” –Samuel Johnson * One aspect of my Happiness Project is my continuing effort to awaken my visual side. It’s there, and I get intrigued with visual projects like interior design or graphic design, but I always lapse back into words. Nevertheless, I keep trying. I came across a great blog, Decor8, …
I’m working on my Happiness Project, and you should have one, too! Everyone’s project will look different, but it’s the rare person who can’t benefit. Join in — no need to catch up, just jump in now. Each Friday’s post will help you think about your own happiness project. This assignment is easy. Go outside. Go outside into the sunlight; …
So much for keeping my resolutions. Last night, on Day #2 of my resolutions for the new year, I broke about fifty resolutions in the space of ten minutes. Possibly a new record. It was late, and both of our girls, who are usually good sleepers, were up and fussing in their various eight-year-old and two-year-old manners. The problem: I …
Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: Twelve tips for sticking to your resolutions after the zeal of 1/1/08 has worn off. Some 44% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. I loooooove resolutions and make them constantly – I’m a big believer in the power of small changes to make us happier. But it can be hard to stick to …
As I’ve been working on my Happiness Project, people keep asking me, “Well, can you really make yourself happier?” And when I say that YES, I absolutely have made myself happier, they ask, “Was it hard to do?” And the answer to that is NO. But also YES. I’ve been surprised by the dramatic happiness boost I’ve gotten from making …
