A couple of days ago I had written a beautiful post about the Gardens at the Bay and sustainable energy. Unfortunately it became lost in cyber space due to my Nexus mobile app acting up. According to my app its still publishing, which I doubt.
I'm not going to rewrite the post because that would be a waste of time. Instead I'm just going to tell you it was a pleasant trip and I enjoyed learning about how the whole amusement park was able to sustain itself on rain water and sunlight. Singapore really is a leading country in sustainable energy.
What I'm going to write about today is positive psychology. I recently started looking into the idea of going back to school and dove into a subject I know nothing about: psychology. Surprisingly I am fascinated with the study of human behavior. Unsurprisingly, I have noticed that I have been unofficially studying human behavior my whole life. I have gone to the local library (where I found out that I can't get a library card unless I pay $50) to look at psychology textbooks. I have read article after article about human interactions and ways to better oneself though positive thinking (this is how I get past the misconception that I am a worthless, unskilled, graduate with no career path in sight). Then today I came across a video of a short lecture called "TED: The happy secret to better work," presented by Shawn Achor. The lecturer explained that the way people think these days has been warped into a depressing, negative search for happiness. If you think that success is the only way to happiness, you'll just keep moving that "goal post" further and further away because it will always be "I'll be happy after this happens..." and "When I get this done, then I'll be happy." The correct, more efficient way of thinking is to be happy now and success will come more easily.
Remember when your mother would tell you "cherish the little things"? Positive psychology backs that. There are so many ways to keep yourself happy in a world of depressing and negative thoughts. An example is of today for me, I barely got any of my work done because... technology was not working in my favor and I was babysitting a crying baby. The positive side: found Shawn Achor's lecture. He's quite funny and I admire those who can make me laugh.
If you can't be a positive thinker on your own try one of these attitude adjusters, every day, for 21 days (3 weeks):
- tell yourself 3 gratitudes
- journal
- exercise
- meditate
- do an act of random kindness
If that doesn't work, I guess I do need to go back to school for psychology. :-P
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