10% Happier

When you have one foot in the future and the other in the past, you piss on the present.

Accept Your Negative Emotions But Don’t Identify With Them

Taming Your Ego Doesn’t Mean You’ll Become a Pushover

Practicing mindfulness changes your brain structure. It encourages healthy life choices, and increases your creativity and productivity. You’ll become more compassionate and less selfish.

Mindfulness is the key to gaining mastery. It brings you back to the present. Meditation is about being comfortable, and focusing on your breathing or other bodily sensations. When your mind wanders off, gently bring it back to center

The ego is greedy. It spurs you on, and keeps you hungry. But it stops you from being grounded. You’re always looking ahead. It could be the ego’s critical voice getting you down. To be 10% happier, learn to manage it.

The pursuit of happiness becomes the source of our unhappiness.