How to use the exact right amount of effort all the time.
Tag: happiness
The One Answer to All Our Problems
I want the answer. The one, single answer which will solve all my problems.
My Life Is Not Worth Living
I sometimes felt like my life isn’t worth living.
Enjoying The Bad Days Too
For most of us, learning to be happy after anxiety isn’t a smooth journey. If you pushed me into saying more, I’d go as far as saying it’s a bumpy journey. In fact, I’d probably get over-excited and go super-metaphorical about it:
Happiness Isn’t About Feeling Happy
“What is happiness?” This question has been ruined. Ruined!
Is Reality Enough to Make Us Happy?
As a child, I firmly believed in magic.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Oh God Why All The Lies: Part Two
So, last time, I claimed that truth is important. In fact, I argued that truth is crucial, and that anything less than the truth is lies, and that not being in tune with reality is disastrous for us and our happiness. Today I’m going to argue the opposite…
Shoot The Moon (And Aim For Happy)
In the addictive card game, Hearts, the play that scores the most points is known as ‘Shooting the Moon’. I’m greatly in favour of this. The moon has sat there for long enough, arrogantly watching over us. For aeons it has floated judgementally over the Earth, thinking it’s better than us, all ‘romantically’ flying around…
Distracted by Cake
I was intending to write the next part of the series about anxiety, but I accidentally wrote a story about a cake instead. I’m sorry. The Story About A Cake “Hello,” said the cake. “Have you ever met a talking cake before?”