I have a Thing about control.
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Not about controlling other people. (In fact, I kind of have a Thing about not controlling other people, because I hate other people trying to control me.) And not even so much about being in control of what’s happening around me, because I figured out early on [...]
The Thing about control…
August 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off
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In which I eat my own dog food
July 13th, 2010 · View Comments
“Eating your own dog food” is the rather disgusting expression the technology industry uses to mean using your own product.
Lately, I’ve been working on what was originally a course on emotions. (It’s now split into a free course on Simple Stress Management Techniques and another, yet-to-be-announced product). Ever since I’ve been working on it, [...]
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The Three Emotional Programs for Happiness: Esteem and Affection
March 23rd, 2010 · View Comments
If everyone loved you – or even if anyone loved you – you’d be OK. Right?
This is the emotional program of esteem and affection. Last week I looked at the program of power and control, as part of this series on breaking the emotional cycle that promises us happiness but delivers frustration and misery. Next [...]
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Building Up the Bodymind: Food for Mood?
August 11th, 2009 · View Comments
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m reading Candace Pert’s fascinating book Molecules of Emotion at the moment, and her theory of the “bodymind” as one integrated, dynamic network is seizing my imagination. She’s a prominent scientist who has worked mostly on peptides, the “molecules of emotion” of her title, which are the means [...]
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Live Your Life Well
August 9th, 2009 · View Comments
I’m always pleased to find good stress resources. There are many simple things that we can do to manage stress, and doing so is a significant health benefit. So here’s a website from Mental Health America: Live Your Life Well.
There’s a test to evaluate your stress, and there are ten sensible tools for handling it [...]
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