I woke up at 5:30am this morning with an idea. Many studies have shown that appreciation and gratitude are critical to happiness, and perhaps the first levels of this have to do with appreciating certain things, or people, or periods of time. One example might be high school, or college, or the time with a certain company. I…

Perhaps one of the problems in the western world is that there is an inherent conflict between being a good parent and focusing on yourself. People seem to be getting more selfish. More about what they want to accomplish. Where they want to go. What they want to eat. And when they want to do these things. That’s…

The question of how to attain happiness is one of the most timeless and important questions in human history. There are thousands of theories on how to pursue it, and I’m curious about the similarities the meta-studies have found. So based on reading many of these over the years, here is my latest model for human fulfillment, based…

I subscribe to a model of human understanding that sees each person as a combination of multiple people. When you’re dealing with someone, you have to know which person you’re actually talking to. It’s not always so extreme, of course, but it often is. Here are some people (traits) that my friends are/have: Self-confident elitist Will give shirt…

I like a lot of music, but very little affects me in a powerful way. Here are two artists that do: Kimya Dawson Why? Kimya Dawson I’d describe as folk, or as a signer/songwriter, but those labels are somewhat silly. But when she sings it resonates with me strongly. I get the feels. It’s a sensation of deep…

In this post I talk a good amount about the future of happiness, but I want to expand further on what this might look like once we become digital lifeforms. Background Here’s some background from the future. Humans have been seeking immortality for thousands of years. Ever since we’ve been afraid of death, really. Which is since we’ve…

I am a lucky bundle of molecules. I received this form after the big bang happened, for reasons nobody really understand. Things blew up and there were laws that governed how they interacted with each other. Smaller things joined to become bigger small things. We got a few small molecules and started making stars, which in turn made…

I just got back from EDC in Vegas (which was spectacular) and wanted to collect all of the sets into a single place. The sets are all available for free online from multiple sources, but they’re often hard to get to and consume. So I made an iTunes album of the top 13 sets based on popularity, with…

The search for happiness has been in progress for millennia, and despite numerous answers being found, the search continues. To complicate the issue, there are many types of happiness. There is being happy with what you have, being happy with what you’ve contributed, and being happy in seeing others be happy—just to give a few of the options.…

“Future research should investigate whether the decreased rate of depression diagnoses and better mental health among men and women stems from decreased mental healthcare utilization or increased social support and time for recreational activities,” Dr. Dagher said. Source: http://interrete.org/lower-depression-better-mental-health-during-the-great-recession-national-study-finds/ – Lower depression, better mental health during the Great Recession, national study finds | Interrete I have a theory…