This "is the new skinny" thing ... another perspective

Posted on Fri, 10 May 2013 16:50:00 -0000

This "is the new skinny" thing ... another perspective:

First of all, hi everyone. It feels like I haven’t blogged about anything sociologically substantial in a while, and I might be a bit rusty so please pardon the potentially poor prose. Anyhoozle. N…

Reminder, here’s mine: http://www.dailyhap.com/articles/happy-is-the-new-skinny”

MUST READ on depression. Like, right now....

Posted on Thu, 09 May 2013 20:59:41 -0000

MUST READ on depression. Like, right now. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html

"The ducks will never be in a row… in fast most of the time, half of them’ll be quacking their..."

Posted on Thu, 02 May 2013 16:25:52 -0000

““The ducks will never be in a row… in fast most of the time, half of them’ll be quacking their little asses off and running out in front of cars” - 37 ways to be a badass”

- http://chrismccombs.net/37-ways-to-be-a-badass/

"You always have time. You own the time in which you live. You grant it to others without obligation...."

Posted on Wed, 01 May 2013 15:37:21 -0000

“You always have time. You own the time in which you live. You grant it to others without obligation. That is the gift of being gracious.”

- http://www.esquire.com/features/how-to-be-gracious-0513

Pro Basketball Player Jason Collins Talks About Coming Out

Posted on Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:02:12 -0000

Pro Basketball Player Jason Collins Talks About Coming Out

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed

Posted on Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:32:15 -0000

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed:

We’ve been led into a culture that has been engineered to leave us tired, hungry for indulgence, willing to pay a lot for convenience and entertainment, and most importantly, vaguely dissatisfied with our lives so that we continue wanting things we don’t have. And it’s the 40-hour workweek that keeps us that way.

"Your old failure will be your new success and you’ll find new failure."

Posted on Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:13:20 -0000

““Your old failure will be your new success and you’ll find new failure.””

- The Best Thing About CrossFit is … Failing - CrossFit Newport Beach

Happiness, Beyond the Data

Posted on Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:01:29 -0000

Happiness, Beyond the Data:

Our first-person experience and reflection can catch crucial truths about happiness that escape the quantitative net.

Heart-warming anti-bullying story

Posted on Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:18:45 -0000

Heart-warming anti-bullying story:

“In some schools, it’s the football players doing the bullying. At Queen Creek, they’re stopping it. And not with fists — with straight-up love for a kid most teenage football players wouldn’t even notice, much less hang out with.”

Why You Should Get Up Early by Laird Hamilton

Posted on Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:41:08 -0000

Why You Should Get Up Early by Laird Hamilton

The Family Stories That Bind

Posted on Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:48:33 -0000

The Family Stories That Bind

LIVE stream: The Economics of Happiness Conference |

Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:28:54 -0000

LIVE stream: The Economics of Happiness Conference |

Father Hacks Donkey Kong For Daughter, Makes Pauline the Heroine

Posted on Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:40:29 -0000

Father Hacks Donkey Kong For Daughter, Makes Pauline the Heroine:

Giving a girl gamer a character in the game … means so much more than just that.

Daylight Savings Time Change Increases Your Risk for Heart Attack

Posted on Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:33:41 -0000

Daylight Savings Time Change Increases Your Risk for Heart Attack

9 Rules Every Yoga Teacher Should Follow. ~ Rob Pollak.

Posted on Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:49:49 -0000

9 Rules Every Yoga Teacher Should Follow. ~ Rob Pollak.:

Humor for yogis (laughter AND yoga make you happy!)

(via Top 11 Biggest Lies of Mainstream Nutrition)

Posted on Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:07:53 -0000

(via Top 11 Biggest Lies of Mainstream Nutrition)

(via The Geography of Happiness According to 10 Million Tweets -...

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:21:06 -0000

(via The Geography of Happiness According to 10 Million Tweets - The Atlantic)

Cool, Fun Project about Gratitude at the Oscars

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:55:00 -0000

Cool, Fun Project about Gratitude at the Oscars

UT professor of marketing discussing universal factors of...

Posted on Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:09:05 -0000

UT professor of marketing discussing universal factors of happiness…

"Give your will power a break and it will grow bigger."

Posted on Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:02:18 -0000

“Give your will power a break and it will grow bigger.”

- becoming a badass: Today, I don’t feel like doing anything…