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Three Ways You Can Spend Your Money

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How can we spend our money in ways that improve our well-being? During my weekend reading, I came across this interesting study titled Pro-social Spending and Buying Time: Money as a Tool for Increasing Subjective Well-Being. Researchers from Harvard and other Read more…


Don’t Join The 99 Club

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Somewhere in India, centuries ago, there was once a very spiritual king who was yearning for true happiness despite a life of luxury. He felt something missing in his life. The King enjoyed traveling his kingdom incognito, and during one Read more…


Happiness Is A Pre-Decision

Why do we do things in our life hoping they will make us feel good and happy? Why can’t we start by feeling happy and pleasant, and we take all actions out of that feeling? Happiness is a pre-decision.  We Read more…


Five Keys To Happiness

Last week I came across an interview that Jeff Weiner, the founder of Linkedin, gave to New York Times in which he mentions five keys of happiness that one of his mentors Ray Chambers shared with him.  The 5 points Read more…


Be Happy For No Reason

“If I get a promotion, it’s an achievement. When I get this achievement, I will be happy.” “I always wanted to own that car. When I buy that car, I will feel good.” “I have not achieved anything substantial in Read more…


The P&L Of Life

Here’s an interesting premise. The health of a business is seen in its Profit & Loss statement that comprises income and expense. For the business to remain solvent, it has to be profitable. For that to happen the revenue has Read more…


Focusing On The Good

In the past, I had a bad habit of sleeping with my mobile next to me. The morning ritual was to wake up and look at the emails, if any that I got, through the night. It was not as Read more…