Lovely Mind Candy: The problem isn’t that life is unfair – it’s your broken idea of fairness

Article is by Oliver Emberton Unless you’re winning, most of life will seem hideously unfair to you. he truth is, life is just playing by different rules. The real rules are there. They actually make sense. But they’re a bit … Continue reading

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Lovely Mind Candy: The problem isn’t that life is unfair – it’s your broken idea of fairness

You get back what you put in

sow-reapDid you notice that I said what, and not how much? Did you also notice, that you heard: how much? Do you notice that people seem to say the things you already know? But you never noticed that they say … Continue reading

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The many ways to be unhappy, the only way to be happy…

I mean this article to be the first installment in a series. The underlying principle is the Anna Karenina principle The Anna Karenina principle The Anna Karenina principle is: good systems must meet simultaneously a number of requirements. All good … Continue reading

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The secret sauce that makes you start having joy in your life

The fox and the hare tale: Why does a rabbit run faster than a fox?  Because while the fox is running for his dinner, the rabbit is running for his life.  All of life works the same way… Keep this … Continue reading

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Do you have free will? Free choice? What is the ego’s role in that?

genetic-jail-sentenceGenetic determinism and the ego’s role in it. I could also have made the title: your horoscope and your ego’s role in it, or your soul correction and your ego’s role in it. There is a lot of different ways … Continue reading

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How do I do the 67 steps that my life is on an upswing?

decision_comic1I watch, or better said, listen to the next 67-step when I have time, maybe even hours, to ponder. Commuting time, making dinner, doing the laundry are perfect times for that. Instead of what other people do, listen to music … Continue reading

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The dangers of having empathy…

understandI saw something really important this morning. One of my students is planning to build a business that he can do while working for a big corporation full time. He knows what he wants to do. He knows why he … Continue reading

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The 67-step coaching, the good life and your Soul correction

In my last article, I was praising Thought Experiments as a tool to get to the good life. But: in the area of thinking you are like a human who gave up trying to walk after the first failure, and … Continue reading

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The path to freedom and happiness in a world where neither freedom nor happiness are supported

I have gotten to a point in reading Freud’s book where I am now clear where what he says and what I know to be effective in facilitating happiness in humans. Here is what is going on… psychologically, socially, and … Continue reading

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Learned helplessness versus innovate yourself out of your box

tumblr_inline_nwur5oeamo1rzxrnl_1280Learned helplessness is a technical term coined by Dr. Martin Seligman. I don’t want to spend time with what he means by that, and how he came to discover this phenomenon… you can google it if you want to know. … Continue reading

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Learned helplessness versus innovate yourself out of your box