Perspective
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The Remarkable “Time Goes By” Principle
The “Time Goes By” Principle has motivated and inspired me to keep chasing my dreams and never give up more than any other concept I know of.
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Hope and Imagination: A Poet’s Guide to Coping with Sadness
Hope requires imagination. It requires that we see our sadness from some new vantage or angle. You might think this is naive; my reply is, “Life shouldn’t be any more unbearable than necessary.”
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What We Can Learn from the World’s Unluckiest Man
The life of Apple’s little-known cofounder is a lesson in hindsight bias, regret, and how the right perspective can save your sanity.
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On Contentment: A Riddle for the Ages
Diogenes of Sinope was one of the more colorful ancient philosophers. He lived a threadbare existence by choice and got all his food from begging. Instead of a house, he lived in a large ceramic jar (a genus of hermit crabs is named after him for this reason). “He has the most who is content
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How Thinking About Death Can Make You Happier
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.”
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Don’t Let Down Future You
It’s easy to get overwhelmed and lose sight of your dreams. Thinking about your future self will help you stay on track.
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Why Bronze Medalists Are Happier
Why downward counterfactual thinking is a fast track to the most creative kind of gratitude there is.
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Why Now Is Always the Right Time
Only through experimenting and failing do we actually get closer to figuring out what’s right for us.
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The Paradox of Travel: Why We Need to Leave Home to Love It
In order to more objectively see ourselves and the place we call home, we must first leave it – by physical or armchair travel.
