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Five Hindrances – going beyond emptiness

Posted on May 8, 2021 by lolkin

I have recently watched this talk on five hindrances to self-mastery by Master Shi Heng Yi. I read about Five Hindrances, a concept new to me – desire, anger, restlessness and worry, sloth, torpor and boredom and doubt (I memorised … Continue reading →

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How to give and receive love, starting now – Barbara Fredrickson’s TED talk

Posted on August 26, 2017 by lolkin

This short video is a great summary of a 6 week positive psychology course I am taking on Coursera currently. It’s fascinating how Fredrickson redefines what love is – see below. Giving and receiving love is vital for our well … Continue reading →

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Breathing happiness by Emma Seppälä #ted

Posted on May 6, 2016 by lolkin

I have not been great lately in terms of managing conflict, or rather not initiating conflict. I am not happy about it, because I want to be mindful when early signs of anger strike and I don’t want it to … Continue reading →

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Megan Feldman on forgiveness in an unforgiving world #TEDtalks #happiness

Posted on October 31, 2015 by lolkin

Another fascinating talk from the Science of Happiness programme on edX. Megan Feldman looks at the act of not forgiving, of holding to one’s grudges as an act of committing violence, to oneself or the world. What impact does non forgiveness … Continue reading →

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Emilie Wapnick: why some of us don’t have one true calling #happiness

Posted on October 24, 2015 by lolkin

I’ve just discovered that my search for one passion, one big goal, one purpose my whole life was futile and unnecessary. I am not lost, I am just different. Suddenly all limits are removed and everything is possible. This is … Continue reading →

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This week’s happiness recipe- do nothing, listen to Spotify and watch James Altucher’s TED talk

Posted on March 14, 2015 by lolkin

This week 3 things have been helping me to stay happy. Here they are. Brilliant post by Swati Desai on The Importance Of Doing Nothing does not appeal to me just because I am lazy 🙂  Often staying still and letting things go (this, too, shall … Continue reading →

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Ted talk- How to make hard choices by Ruth Chang

Posted on January 31, 2015 by lolkin

An amazing, life changing, eye opening Ted talk that I want to share with you. Let Ruth Chang, the first Chinese philosopher who is also a woman that I encounter, change your perspective on hard life choices.

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The biggest secret to happiness is to stay present, live in the now

Posted on October 12, 2014 by lolkin

Recently I have come to realise that the biggest source of happiness is how we treat the present and whether we live in the now. I’ve seen Matt Killingsworth’s talk and it made me revisit what I read in Eckhart … Continue reading →

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Book on happiness- Stumbling on happiness by Dan Gilbert

Posted on September 8, 2014 by lolkin

I am reading this new book on happiness and absolutely loving it. It’s written in a way that makes you giggle through it, from the first page, yet it makes a serious and big point. It talks about happiness, our … Continue reading →

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This video will change how you think about stress… and maybe even save your life

Posted on August 23, 2014 by lolkin

In studying the science of happiness, it’s interesting how sometimes you get a new perspective on the same thing or several different perspectives come into one and reveal something new. I’ve recently blogged on how thinking about stress symptoms as signs … Continue reading →

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