Quick intro this week, as I’m about to hike Mont Veyrier overlooking Lake Annecy in southeastern France. I should have some great photos later today over on Instagram.
Whether you study the teachings of the Buddha, read the thoughts of the Stoics, or follow the modern practice of cognitive behavioral therapy, you’ll note that they say essentially the same thing. Suffering is in your mind, in the sense that how you choose to view circumstances dictates your experience and well-being.
Or, in the words of Epictetus:
People are disturbed not by things, but by their view of things.
Another way of referring to a person’s “view of things” is mindset, or the general attitudes they hold and the way they typically think about things. As we’ve seen, your particular mindset can be all the difference in the way you experience life, regardless of circumstance.
Fortunately, you can change your mindset, just like you can alter your perspective. The first step is recognizing patterns of thought that hold back your chances for happiness:
5 Mindsets That Make It Impossible to Be Happy
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Make It Up In Volume
Consuming fewer calories can be a challenge when you always feel hungry. That’s where the concept of volume eating comes in, where you focus on eating foods with low calorie density. In other words, food that fills you up quickly, with fewer calories.
If You Want to Eat More and Lose Weight, Follow This Trainer’s Simple Tip
Time for Resistance
The aerobic exercise guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine and other fitness groups are precise when it comes to how much time per week you should exercise. However, the same organizations are less precise when it comes to resistance (strength) training. A new paper offers a practical and proven program that can be done in less than an hour a week.
You’ve Been Told How Many Minutes of Aerobic Exercise to do Weekly. What About Strength Training?
Sweating Productivity
In recent issues of Further, we’ve been connecting the dots between exercise and success in other areas of life. Did you know that regular exercise has also been associated with higher levels of productivity?
Why Successful People Invest Time To Work Out
I Won’t Back Down
Fear of putting yourself out there in public. Fear of failure. Fear of being judged. Fear of choosing the wrong path. Fear of not being good enough. Sound familiar?
When Fear is Stopping You From Pursuing Meaningful Work
Caffeine Powers, Activate!
Caffeine is powerful stuff, and because it has a direct effect on your energy level, you should consume it with intention rather than on autopilot. These guidelines are a great start for forming smart caffeine habits that help you get more done.
How to Optimize Caffeine and Improve Your Productivity
Pocket Money
Determining how much you can spend each week is the key to using the weekly allowance concept. Train yourself to accept that there is no more money available when your allowance is depleted. When you hit your spending limit, you’re done.
Should You Live on a Weekly Allowance as an Adult?
Unfocus
Simple decisions are best made using cold, hard logic. This way, we can work through the incremental steps that lead to an answer. But the same isn’t true for complex decisions, ones that require more creativity in meshing together a web of interconnected ideas.
How to Solve Complex Problems by Not Focusing on Them
No Regrets
No matter how accomplished you may be, it’s true that everyone experiences the harsh reality of knowing they failed to take action in pursuing something they wanted for themselves. But is there any other way, really?
Why You Feel Regret — And What You Can Do About It
Old Habits Die Hard
Developing new beneficial habits is tough, but it’s doable if you allow them to form incrementally. Breaking bad habits may be even harder, especially if you try to rely on willpower. Try these approaches instead.
This Is How To Quit Bad Habits Without Willpower: 3 Secrets From Research
To My Other Favorite W.W.
If your only exposure to Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass is via Breaking Bad, give this masterpiece from 1855 a closer look. Although the overarching theme is freedom, Whitman also explores the abiding mystery of creativity.
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