Sleep Makes You Thinner (& 4 Other Reasons to Get Some Shut Eye)
At this point, I shouldn’t have to remind anyone about the benefits of sleep. Medicine and science has been lecturing us about why it’s as important as water and oxygen. And yet many —...
Looking for Purpose? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote:
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived...
Feeling Down Post-Election? Tap into Your Resilience Reserves
Since Tuesday, I have heard from patients, friends, and co-workers who are having a difficult time processing the outcome of the election. While I cannot make your pain go away, I want to share...
How Much Does Happiness Cost?
We know that money can’t buy you happiness. In an effort to understand the link between money and well-being, psychologists Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton’s studies provide valuable insight into how much money is...
What Can You Control?
Let go of the things that are beyond your control and focus on these instead:
1. Your Attention
Think of your attention as a flashlight. What do you want to shine it on?
2. Your Actions...
Grin as You Gray
Few relish the thought of getting older. What is there to look forward to? Everything we hear about it is accompanied by the word “decline”—in energy, fitness, memory, appearance… and on and on and...