We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity. (Filmed at TEDxBloomington.)

http://on.ted.com/Achor

Anyone want to do this with me? anellejay?

Lots of alone time this weekend. A lot of opportunity to think, perhaps too much ( Read more... )

I've always had piles of papers and mail around me. With my wife out of the house for half the year now, they have returned.

At a lower point. Can't get up in the morning. Smoking. Don't want to do much. S.A.D.? Always feel better once I do though. This morning is a food example. Went to bed very early last night but still lay dozing in bed this morning. But now that I'm up making the green bean casserole for thanksgiving I'm happy.

Bad afternoon. Forced to think about Things more, having been forwarded a nasty email from my wife to a good friend who has been helping me through all of this ( Read more... )

Right, so I can see there are many more improvements I can make in my life. That's because I surround myself with people who manage things better than I do -- one of them being my wife -- but that is a good thing ( Read more... )

Managed to drag myself out of bed a bit earlier. Turned on some music, put away the dishes from having people over on the weekend, did the dishes from the past two days, tidied the house. Going to enjoy a nice coffee then get dressed. The sun is shining, I think today is the right day for the linen suit to come out.

People coming in to pitch for my job, again. Talking shite. Once again find myself needing to justify my role and what we do, and why our way is better. Which I will. Because we are better. That's the fact, aside from the absurdity of handing over control over the biggest portion of our business to a third party ( Read more... )

11.5 stone - think it will be difficult to get below this. Was 11.0 after a heavy weekend and went right back up ( Read more... )

Seems we've turned a corner with the light. Maybe it's just decent weather, but I can now tell the sun is up bit longer in the mornings and afternoons ( Read more... )