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Happiness

Intelligence Does Not Determine Happiness

Intelligence Does Not Determine Happiness

Is smart a criteria for happiness? Not at all. It’s your frustration tolerance. This point rings true. I think the meta-point is that it’s not about lowering your expectations about things.  Instead it’s about improving your ability to deal with things that don’t go as planned. Another way to put it is, raising your bar …

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Find Activities You Enjoy

How To Find Activities You Enjoy With a Pleasure-Predicting Sheet

“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” — Hebbel We’re not very good at predicting which activities will bring us pleasure and which ones won’t. A tool to help identify activities we truly enjoy is the Pleasure-Predicting Sheet. This can help us defeat “Do Nothingism” or when we get stuck in a …

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To Be Happy, You Have to Raise Your Frustration Tolerance

A low frustration tolerance can cause unhappiness and a bad mood in a lot of situations. One of the keys to feeling good is improving your frustration tolerance.  Improving your frustration tolerance helps improve your mood.  You can be happy and find happiness in a lot more situations simply by improving your frustration tolerance.  I …

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13 Negative Motivation Patterns

The 13 Negative Motivation Patterns that Hold You Back

“Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.” — Joyce Meyer This is an overview of how to overcome negative motivation patterns and achieve personal growth. I think motivation is an important part of daily life. But how do you get your motivation back once you’ve lost it, or …

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