“These are the questions I’m asking myself these days, trying to come to grips with why, now that my life is idyllic, now that I have the time and opportunity to do anything I want, I’m sitting here, doing nothing, my hands turned up, feeling fearful, disconnected, directionless. “These are no-escape questions: No closed-ended “yes [...]
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Ten Important Questions
Posted in Purposeful on 07/10/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sense of purpose reduces Alzheimer’s risk
Posted in Purposeful on 02/03/2010 | Leave a Comment »
People who said they felt they had a sense of direction in their lives were significantly less likely to go on and develop the condition, the researchers found. A positive outlook has previously been associated with a range of healthy effects including a lower risk of heart disease other studies have suggested having a large [...]
Does activism make you happy?
Posted in Purposeful, Resourceful on 02/03/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Marching in the drizzle against wars in far-off countries, writing letters protesting the government’s latest reactionary policy, sitting through interminable meetings that keep sprouting Any Other Business. It may be noble, but political activism is hardly a barrel of laughs. And yet it makes you happier. So find two university psychologists in new research that [...]
