It’s true that most of us want to have all the nice things others have — things that can boost our social status or make our lives more convenient and fun. We want to earn millions. We want to own a luxury car and a mansion, and have a successful business. We want to be …
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Happiness and Success: Why You Need to Lower Your Expectations
We label everything that happens in our life into two categories: Good or Bad When we succeed in what we do, we believe it’s good. But when we fail, we convince ourselves that it’s bad — a bad experience. In other words, when our expectations meet our reality, we feel happy or successful. But when it didn’t, …
Ignore and Move On
Ignore what other people say about you. Ignore what they think about you. Ignore the things that are beyond your control. When you react to these things, you’re only running in circles. It doesn’t lead you anywhere. It ruins your inner peace. It makes you stuck. But when you ignore, you open more time for …
Where Do You Get The Time to Criticize?
How come we have time to criticize someone’s post on Facebook but don’t have time to read books? How come we have time to criticize other people’s works but don’t have time to create our own? How come we have time to criticize our friends’ behaviors, but don’t have time to correct our mistakes and …
Your Reactions Aren’t Helping You, Do Something
Life sucks. And all you want is to make it convenient and fun and interesting and positive. That’s why when something bad — maybe not bad, just something you hate — happens, you react. Here are some examples: You badmouth your neighbors for their lavish lifestyle. You complain because the coffee shop’s Internet connection is …