Category Archives for "happiness"

“I feel like a loser,” you tell yourself. No, you don’t feel like a loser. You are a loser. You know it, too. Many suffer from a total lack of self-esteem. Our societal overlords chose the exact wrong method to deal with the problem. They lowered the bar and made it socially acceptable to be […]

Let’s flip impostor syndrome on its head. A lot of people are afraid to dream big because they’ll feel like frauds when they get what they want. There’s this concept of ‘fake it until you make it’ that says you should behave in a way you’re unaccustomed to in order to grow into the person […]

Are you happy with yourself? When’s the last time you sat down and deeply thought about that question. There are so many variables that makeup one’s happiness. Our happiness level changes from day to day. We define the world differently because we’re all different. So how do you ever really know? You don’t. But you […]

Having a positive mental attitude doesn’t mean you feel good all the time. It doesn’t mean that you never experience setbacks, heartbreaks, and trauma. It doesn’t mean that you pretend that everything in your life is fine at all times. Having a positive mental attitude means you adopt a mindset that’s going to carry you […]

Nothing makes you happy or unhappy. Some aspects of your life can facilitate happiness. Having certain things in your life can add to your happiness. But, ultimately, your happiness is on you. We’re all subject to seeking happiness from outside of ourselves. It is what it is. But it’s important to keep things in perspective […]

We’re in a war of ideas. Everyone wants their ideology to be right. At one point, I used to care a lot about whether or not people shared my worldview. But now? I’ve come to a realization. The truth will show up in our results. We don’t have to argue about anything. I’ll live my […]

You tell yourself a staggering amount of lies every day just to cope with living. In a sense, self-deception is a useful survival tool. If you had to spend your entire day being objective about everything in your life, you’d probably be miserable. So, on the one hand, your emotions help you. But, on the […]

I don’t know you, but I know you. The things I talk about are so universal that they almost always apply to you. This entire time, I’ve been focused on getting to the core of what you want, which is what I want, which is what we all want. We’re basically all the same. How […]

Want to know what I love about writing, both as a writer and a reader? Writing gives you the unique opportunity to take a dispassionate look at your own life. If I’m reading a book about a subject, I can interpret the things I both agree with and disagree with in the book without having […]

I put quotes around the word “truths” in the headline because who the hell knows, right? When I say truths, I mean what’s true to me and what seems to be true across time for many many people. I put the word ‘can’ in the headline instead of ‘must.’ Why? Because you can do whatever […]