Tag: happiness
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Beginning Habit 2
What we lack is a sense of personal leadership. Making sure we “begin every task with the end in mind,” of being a leader of self is the primary lesson of habit 2. As I’ve continued to struggle implementing habit 1, being proactive, I decided to continue my reading of “The 7 Habits of Highly…
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A Weak Mind
I am trying more and more to write via a notebook rather than using a computer. I am trying to leave my phone and tablet behind as often as I can. This past weekend I was not good at doing that. My weakened mental state got the better of me. What’s worse is that I…
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Quitting Social Media
Well I am not exactly quitting. Not entirely anyway. There’s a number of reasons behind this. The foremost is that I had been getting far too distracted by social networks in recent months to the point that I found it difficult to do much of anything without having a smartphone or tablet or computer in…
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Happiness in a Vice
I don’t smoke. I’ve never tried drugs. I’ve nearly cut sugar from my diet. I’ve dramatically cut back on my caffeine intake. There is a list of things that I have been cutting from my life for various reasons. Some are in the name of being more productive, to lead to happiness elsewhere, such as…
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Just Doing Their Jobs
Here’s a nifty way to be a little nicer in the world and in turn, make situations a little better: don’t get angry at people who are doing their jobs. I am a manager at my day job and a father all of the time. A lesson that I have been steadily trying to teach…
Jeremy C Kester 