Cognition is the process of life.

We assess remembered experience as happy/unhappy based on the “Peak-End Rule”.

Repeatedly journaling about a difficult experience will increase happiness.

Optimism is learned.

“Knowledge is like a sphere; the greater its volume, the larger its contact with the unknown.” — Blaise Pascal

It’s not the meaning of life but the experience of being alive.

Physical activity and energetic states enhance learning and retention.

The human experience is being medicalized.

(Romantic) Love brings out the best and worst in the human mind — it must be managed skillfully.

Emotions are the essential dimension of the human experience and happiness lies in mastering them.

There is infinite possibility in every interaction.

Expectations about stress influence your ability to manage it.

Power changes the brain to reduce empathy and sensibility.

Dogmatism leads to unhappiness.

Creating an “alter ego” seems to be a useful psychological strategy. (1)

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