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Anthony de Mello on How to Find Happiness

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post from Mark Harrison of Thirty Days to Change Your Life Many years ago, I came across a book by Anthony de Mello called Awareness. De Mello was an Indian Jesuit priest whose writing was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church. To me, he is a great source of inspiration, and he has much to say about happiness and pain. Life is easy, life is delightful. Its only hard on your ...     11-21
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Work Smart by Thinking Like a Lazy Person

Life Optimizer -- In The Importance of Being Smart, I wrote how smart people can achieve much more – with much less effort – than those who just work hard. There’s a comment there by Frode that I’d like to discuss:… lazy people seem to be smarter, as they use a lot of brain energy on finding an easier way to do stuff. Interesting, isn’t it? Lazy people seem to be smarter. But I agree that thinking like lazy people ...     11-15
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How to Enjoy the Present

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post from David Turnbull of Adventures of a Barefoot Geek I live in the future. No, this isnt a McFly-moment, its a always-have-my-thoughts-in-the-future moment. And its a problem.Living with your mind focused on the future causes you to miss out on the now and our lives are made out of moments of now, not of moments of the future. By living in the future you dont actually li...     11-05
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The Importance of Giving Up

Life Optimizer -- Persistence is important to achieve success, but giving up is also important. I’ve written about persistence before, so here I want to look at giving up. Why is it essential? Why is it necessary to give up? Because it allows you to focus your energy on the few things that are truly important. By giving up, you:Stop unfruitful effort. Whats the point of spending your time and energy on something th...     10-30
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How to Improve Focus With the Power of Intention

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post from Douglas Cartwright of Living Words Recently, I was watching a television show about Dean Potter, an American ‘slack line walker’ who strings one-inch thick nylon ropes between high mountainous places and walks across them. Whilst that’s impressive, you might think “I’ve seen tightrope walkers before.” But Dean is different. He does it without a balancing pole, or a ...     10-27
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Being Happy: How Not to Love Stuff

Life Optimizer -- Do you want to live a happy life? Ive written before about being happy, but here I want to take a different angle and look at one important cause of unhappiness: loving stuff. Many people try to fill the void within them by buying more and more things they dont need. When new gadgets come out, they buy them. When their friend has a new car, they want it too. But why does it happen? Why do people l...     10-23
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4 Essential Lessons From the Polymaths

Life Optimizer -- In The Medici Effect (here is my review), there’s a term I’m interested in: the Intersection. It’s a place where ideas and experiences from different fields meet and form new ideas. Its a fascinating place to be because excitement from different fields come together at one place. Even more, you can get a lot of fresh ideas that make your and other peoples lives better. Living in the Intersection h...     10-20
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How to Write in a Journal Effectively

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Beebe of Develop Minds You may know all the reasons why you should keep a journal, but if youve never written in a journal before, or have limited experience with it, you may not exactly know how to get started. Youve got your notebook out, and a blank page staring back at you now what? Of course, theres no set rules to writing in a journal. You can write i...     10-12
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My Favorite Way to Make Money

Life Optimizer -- What is your favorite way to make money? Obviously, there are many ways to make money. You can work for a company or have your own business. You can earn money from salary, dividend, commission, bonus, and many others.My favorite way is to earn passive income. I’m sure this is not new to you. I’ve heard about it for years but only recently did I begin to understand its nature. I’m not saying that ...     10-07
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A Simple Tip to Get Good Luck

Life Optimizer -- What do you think it takes to get good luck? There are many opinions on this. One popular one is to prepare yourself so that you will be in the right position to capitalize on opportunities when they come. This is summarized in a Louis Pasteurs quote that says Fortune favors the prepared mind. But theres an interesting take on it that I found recently in The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp. There th...     09-30
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How to Overcome Fear by Increasing Your Fear Fitness

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post by Cath Duncan of Mine Your Resources With all the personal development books, blogs, speakers, videos, teleseminars and coaches available these days, we all have access to an abundance of information, and personal development can seem like an overwhelming task. I’ve been immersed in this literature and culture for 14 years, searching for the personal development ideas a...     09-25
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How to Stop Worrying

Life Optimizer -- Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrowit empties today of strength. Corrie ten Boom You need to know how to stop worrying if you want to live life to the fullest. Why? Because worry doesnt do you any good. It wont help you live a better life. It wont make you feel better and more energized. Instead, it will make you less happy and less productive. But how can we do that? How can we stop worrying?...     09-18
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8 Tips to Help You Study Better and More Effectively

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post by Amber Hensley of Online College While you might already be ahead of the game if you are studying at all, you might as well make the most of the time you spend preparing for class and ensure that all those hours you put into reviewing notes and reading chapters actually pay off. Here are some tips that can help you learn to study better and get more out of what you’re ...     09-12
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10 Steps To Achieve Excellence in Anything

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post by Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog When I was a kid, people would constantly speak in admiration of those who were excellent in whatever they were doing. These could be students who achieved academic excellence, successful business people, top athletes, celebrities, and so on. Envy aside, no one ever spent any time to think about why or how they were excel...     09-04
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Personal Analytics: The Next Big Thing in Self Improvement?

Life Optimizer -- Recently the idea of personal analytics hits me more and more. What is personal analytics? Its a way of making decisions in someones life based on numbers. You measure certain aspects of your life, analyze the results, and make decisions based on them. Over time I find more things pointing to this direction. All these make me wonder: is personal analytics the next big thing in self improvement? It...     09-01
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Cover Your Eyes, It’s the Little Green Monster!

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post by Jered Slusher of Copper Copy Everywhere I go, I have this little green monster telling me what I should and should not do. The monster criticizes everything and tells me that if I want to be the very best I have to avoid certain things, and embrace others. He tells me to shave and to brush my teeth so that I look presentable. He also tells me to avoid picking my nose ...     08-21
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How to Be a Better Person Day by Day

Life Optimizer -- Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better. Emile Coue Being a better person is a process. No matter how good someone is, he cant be perfect overnight. So the important thing is that you grow every day. Make growing a habit and you will see significant progress when you look back. Here are several things you should do to be a better person day by day: 1. Take responsibility Only I can...     08-18
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10 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress and Improve the Quality of Your Life…Today!

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post by Adam Curren of Character Development Blog Life can be a grind…. in fact, most of the time it is. In between working 40-50 hours a week, mowing the lawn, cooking dinner, cleaning the house, taking the kids to soccer games, well..… you get the idea. At the end of it all, we’re toast! The body reacts negatively to consistently high levels of stress and many times lead to...     08-13
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The 3 Most Important Steps to Rising Above Apathy

Life Optimizer -- Note: This is a guest post by Jonathan Beebe of Develop Minds Apathy is something that most of us have experienced a time or two in our lives, and for many of us, the feelings of apathy are all too familiar. The good news is, there are ways to rid yourself from feeling the absence of passion, emotion, and excitement and its a lot simpler than you may think. But first, lets talk about how apathy af...     08-08
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The Benefits of Keeping a Journal

Life Optimizer -- If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I myself have been journaling for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me. And to be honest, it’s difficult to imagine how my life would be without it. Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journa...     08-04
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