In which we dig through the internet for our favorite articles related to wholeness and healing in all aspects of life:
HOW TO DEAL WITH INEVITABLE “RELATIONSHIP ENTROPHY” via Elephant Journal
Dr. Keith Witt offers some thoughts from his own marriage about how to prevent taking your relationship for granted. He offers several key steps he and his wife have found keep their relationship thriving. Our favorite: “We can consciously invest energy each day in connecting positively to our spouse both physically and emotionally.”
PURSUE MEANING INSTEAD OF HAPPINESS via nymag.com
More evidence in favor of Victor Frankel’s ideas around our desire to make meaning in our lives. This article summarizes some research showing that those of us who pursue happiness are actually less happy than those who pursue meaning and offers suggestions about how to shift toward a meaning mindset.
HOW TO CREATE NEW GOOD HABITS ACCORDING TO A STANDFORD PSYCHOLOGIST
How are you doing on your New Year’s Resolutions? If you’re like me, and are wondering why you bother year after year with these types of things, you might find this article helpful. A Stanford professor developed a simple method for developing new habits. As habits are one of the most helpful ways to achieve goals, finding ways to change negative ones and develop positive ones becomes vitally important.
THE POWER OF HABIT: WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO IN LIFE AND BUSINESS by Charles Duhigg
Our resource recommendation of the week further investigates this idea of habit. Charles Duhigg, a New York Times reporter, uses science to discuss both building and changing our habits and why this is important. He discusses “The Habit loop” or the neurological pattern our brain uses to govern habit. He also developed an idea around “The Golden Rule of Habit” that helps break addictive habits and replace them with new ones. A must-read if your habits are detrimental to your progress.
Have an awesome weekend!
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