the good life
How much more?
How many more quotes do we need to feel okay?
How much more advice before we finally change?
How many poems that almost explain us?
How many more rules about how to be human?
Eventually, you do find something that says exactly what... See more
instagram.comAt least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice, and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols.”
— Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
— Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
A few visuals from my growing collection 🫶
Many of these now live inside a structured, classroom-ready SEL framework.
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instagram.comHave you heard of the Ikea effect?
In one study, subjects were willing to pay 63% more for furniture they assembled with their own hands than for an identical pre-assembled piece.
We tend to love what we pour effort into.
In one study, subjects were willing to pay 63% more for furniture they assembled with their own hands than for an identical pre-assembled piece.
We tend to love what we pour effort into.
What they tell you:
If you invested $100 in Apple's IPO and and held shares until today, that investment would be worth about $100,000.
What they don't tell you:
If you invested $100 in Apple's IPO and held shares until today, you would've endured 23 declines of... See more
Callie Coxtwitter.comYet it is in this whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure.
M. Scott Peck • The Road Less Travelled
While our brains naturally conserve energy (the "law of less work"), studies consistently show a powerful link between embracing optimal, meaningful challenges and greater life satisfaction—what researchers call eudaimonic well-being (fulfillment through growth and purpose), which often surpasses the fleeting pleasure of mere comfort (hedonic... See more
My second-grade teacher, Ms. Edson, told us: If something feels too hard to do, it just means that the first step isn’t small enough. So often when we’re struggling, we tell ourselves that it’s a sign that we’re broken or that something is our fault, and then we freeze. But when something is too hard in the moment, tell yourself Ms. Edson’s advice.... See more