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Returning from Vacation? Some Great Advice for Everyday from Penelope Trunk

Imagine my surprise when I picked up a copy on My Midwest Magazine, the in-flight monthly of Midwest Airlines, to find an article titled Smooth Landing quoting the Brazen Careerist Penelope Trunk.

Why was I taken aback? I’m a Penelope Trunk reader, after all. I shouldn’t have been caught unaware, as she’s featured in many publications and sites. What struck me was the topic: Getting back to work after your vacation is over.

August 23, 2007

Will You Get Happier as You Grow Older?

In a word – yes (if you’re part of the statistical average).

If happiness increases with age, does unhappiness increase as well?

Why do people experience greater happiness as they age?

August 17, 2007

4 Myths About Life Balance

Following are a few of the many myths about life balance. Overcoming these ways of thinking often takes time, but can be accomplished through simple paradigm shifts. Simply change a few basic, often long-held assumptions, and you’ll be well on your way.

August 16, 2007

Does Efficiency Work for Those Who Have Overextended Themselves?

I’ve talked and written many times about efficiency. As a result, I was intrigued by this comment over at lifehacker:

“My problem wasn’t that I was insufficiently efficient. The problem was
that I was way too overextended. I had taken on more than even a very
efficient person could handle. Efficiency is great, but it can only get
you so far.”

I understand the problem. Many of us find (or should I say “get ourselves into”) ourselves overextended, over strained, and overstressed at some point in our lives, maybe even at this very moment.

In these times, is the solution to our troubles that we need to be more efficient? I think not.

August 15, 2007

The 4 Hour Workweek in Real Time

Tim Ferris wrote the book “The Four Hour Workweek.” The book isn’t so much about only working four hours a week; it’s really about living

August 13, 2007

The Serious Business of Happiness

Sociologist Paul Ray wrote a book titled “The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World.” Ray researched a movement called the “grass

August 10, 2007

Understanding Opportunity Costs Leads to Better Decisions

Opportunity Cost is one of those concepts that all of us think we understand, but we’re often unable to calculate the real dollars involved.

In its simplest terms, Opportunity Cost can be defined as follows:

In order to gain something, you must lose something else.

How does, and should, this factor into the decisions we make in our everyday lives?

August 9, 2007

Secrets to Success from 7 Well-Known Celebrities

Jerry Seinfeld, as told to Brad Isaac, said that: “in order to accomplish something you have to work at it every day. Get one of

August 8, 2007

My Recent Unexpected Findings on Happiness

Sometimes the things that you plan for are interrupted by the unexpected, unwanted things. Often, we have misguided expectations of things, but sometimes that can

August 7, 2007

The Path to Happiness is Paved with Gratitude

According to Robert A. Emmons, people who feel gratitude experience higher levels of happiness and joy in their lives, along with being in better health

August 6, 2007

The Hedonic Treadmill and Happiness

The hedonic treadmill theory explains our never ending pursuit of happiness in reference to someone trying to stay on a treadmill; they try and try,

August 2, 2007

Scarce Resources, Human Needs, and Happiness

A quote from Robert H. Frank states: “The ultimate scarce resource in life is the willingness of other people to pay attention to us.” Frank

August 1, 2007

Finding Happiness at Work

Alexander Kjerulf is a Chief Happiness Officer. He believes that in order to be happy at work we should stop putting up with unhappy workplaces,

July 31, 2007

Positive Psychology and Happiness

Positive psychology can be defined as focusing on what is right with people as opposed to focusing on what is wrong, or negative. In the

July 30, 2007

Formula for Happiness Gets Simpler

A British Neuropsychologist, Dr. David Lewis, gave this formula for happiness: ((L+As) / 2) 2 + (( E+N) / 2) + 2A+C+B) x (4/ (S+1)).

July 27, 2007

Productivity, Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Balance – Knowing When Enough is Enough

What single obstacle repeatedly gets in the way of you getting the job done? For the most part, it’s not knowing when enough is enough.

July 26, 2007

What is Happiness?

Happiness can be defined as whether or not we are satisfied with how things are happening and unfolding in our lives, whether or not we

July 25, 2007

BlackBerry/ PDAs Detrimental to Work/Life Balance

In a recent survey it was stated that Blackberry technology has improved on executive and employee productivity, but they have also had a negative impact

July 24, 2007

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DAVID B. BOHL

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Author, Speaker.