Ted Talk: The Surprising Art and Science of Happiness
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Trying to hard to be happy will only drive more unhappiness
Trying to Be Happy Is Making You Miserable. Here’s Why Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME The Declaration of Independence guaranteed Americans the right to pursue happiness, and we haven’t stopped […]
The right way to Brag
Here’s How to Brag Without Making People Hate You Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Think twice before you brag about your accomplishments — and if you do, you better have the […]
Audio: Pushing People Up by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and […]
‘The retreat convinced me that contemplation can reproduce the effects of psychedelics, a claim I have long doubted’: a Buddhism critic’s retreat experience
A Buddhism Critic Goes on a Silent Buddhist Retreat Source: Scientific American Something weird happens to a skeptical science writer during a week of meditation, chanting and skygazing By John Horgan on August […]
Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times is the Mecca for interfaith tolerance and non-sectarian understanding of Islam. Almost every sect […]
What you’re getting wrong about mindfulness
Source: BBC News By Jessica Brown Meditation has long shed its Buddhist roots to become a secular answer to all of our ills in the West, with numerous studies finding […]
Eight characteristics of great leaders
What makes a great leader, explained in eight counterintuitive charts Source: Quartz By Shane Snow A couple of years after starting my most recent company, I had a scary realization. I […]
The Sunk Cost Fallacy Is Ruining Your Decisions. Here’s How
Source: Time By Jamie Ducharme If you’ve ever let unworn clothes clutter your closet just because they were expensive, or followed through on plans you were dreading because you already […]
Are first impressions really accurate?
Source: BBC News By Christian Jarrett Fictional stories are replete with villains and heroes with an almost magical ability to discern other people’s characters – think Hannibal Lecter or Sherlock […]
‘Unbelievably sad.’ A grieving killer whale carries her dead calf off British Columbia
Source: MSN news BY Don Sweeney An orca has been spotted off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia, propping the body of her dead newborn calf up in the water […]
Peaceful on Purpose by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, […]
Joel Osteen’s Video: Beating Bitterness
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times You can’t stop life from happening to you, but you can choose how you respond. […]
How to Have the Most Fun in Your Free Time, According to Science
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME The calendar is an indispensable tool in our over-committed and over-stimulated culture, and one no longer reserved solely for work commitments and appointments. Many busy people, […]
The best way to understand ourselves?
Source: BBC News By Fiona Macdonald 26 June 2018 A man talking to a skull. A monologue about suicide, at the porous border between sanity and madness. A girl drowning […]
How perfectionism leads to depression
Source: BBC News This article originally appeared on The Conversation, and is republished under a Creative Commons licence. The authors are Marianne Etherson, PhD candidate and graduate teaching assistant at York […]
The Science Behind Happy Relationships
Source: Time By SARAH TRELEAVEN June 26, 2018 When it comes to relationships, most of us are winging it. We’re exhilarated by the early stages of love, but as we move onto the […]
How perfectionism leads to depression
Source: BBC The authors are Marianne Etherson, PhD candidate and graduate teaching assistant at York St John University; and Martin Smith, lecturer in research methods at York St John University. […]
As A Mental Health Crisis Sweeps Across Colleges, Students Step Up To Fix It
Source: Huffington Post For Sara Valente, the transition from high school to her freshman year at Harvard was rocky. She was homesick, anxious about making new friends and, as she […]
‘True’ Dreams Are 1/46 of Prophecy
Source: Seekers Hub Answered by : Shaykh Gibril Haddad Question:’True’ dreams 1/46 of prophecy Answer: Muslims use two value-laden Arabic words for “dream”, ru’ya and hulm, respectively “vision” and “fantasm” […]