Is Joy better than Love? I don't know. But I know I like the idea of joy better than love. Here's why: Imagine sitting alone in an empty room. No one's with you. No one's watching. It's just yo…
"A Poem For You" This poem was written for just one person; This poem was written for you. Not your friends, Not your siblings, Not your colleagues or parents, No one else but you. Whatever I…
Sometimes life sucks, and it's usually because I've inverted my C.O.R.E. This is a simple life hack, but if you're trying to live a more joyful life, it works wonders. The CORE of Misery: Compet…
Brainwashing gets a bad rap. "Reprogramming" sounds better, but they mean the same thing: Forcing someone, against their will, to stop acting one way and start acting another. So yeah, I'm going…
"The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything is..." — Deep Thought, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy An answer without a question is meaningless. I don't have a…
This photo was taken by Mike Collins, the astronaut you've never heard of from the first moon landing, Apollo 11. He stayed in the command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went down to take…
The "SExIER Curve" is best understood with the following story: Imagine you’re walking down the street enjoying a beautiful day. A limousine pulls alongside you and stops. “Excuse me!” A man in …
Bullshit is everywhere. It stinks up politics, news, TV, school, religion, and of course, many self-help books. Self-help gets a bad rap, because although many books offer great advice, many mor…
I spent my entire life searching for the secret to happiness. I was fascinated by the topic. I had been a self-described “victim” of depression for my entire adult life, and happiness always seeme…
[The following article was written in January 2017. An update of the year's progress will be posted next week to my email list. ] It’s asked at the beginning of every year: “So… any New Year’s reso…
