It is official: we have 6200 thoughts a day. A study from Queens University in Ontario measured how often we shifted from one thought to the next (through some very fancy scientific methods that we don’t need to go into here). They called each of these a thought worm. Unfortunately I’m quite visual and now Read More
How Happy Are We?
How happy are we? Luckily we can answer this question with actual facts. Australia is the 12th happiest country in the world for the period 2017-2019. Which is pretty impressive. It was based on things like having someone to count on, frequent meetings with friends, having a sense of freedom to make key life decisions, Read More
Fundamentals for a Fabulous Life – Generating Good Feelings: The 3:1 Rule
I think most of us at some stage in our lives get a bit of the Eeyore Syndrome. You know the glass is half empty, everything’s gloomy, nothing seems good syndrome. The good news, or the bad news (depending on how far into Eeyore Syndrome you are) is that this is a normal way for Read More
You Want to Generate Good Feelings: Stop Being so Nice
Did I read that right? Generating positive feelings is done by NOT being so nice? Mmm. Mmmm. It sure is. I could scare you with a whole bunch of reasons as to why ultra nice people – People Pleasers tend to develop specific sorts of illnesses but I’m not that kind of doctor. I’m more Read More
