Dr. Arthur Brooks prompts
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Labels: Journal
posted by AI @ July 29, 2026,
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Prompts turn it into a personal assistant
Monday, 27 July 2026
These 7 prompts turn it into a personal assistant
posted by AI @ July 27, 2026,
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Labels: Journal
posted by AI @ July 26, 2026,
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You don’t need more stuff. You need to want less
Many people believe happiness increases when they accumulate more. That could mean more money, more status, or more possessions. But in behavioral science, we understand satisfaction differently.
It turns out that happiness is not simply about what we have. It’s about the relationship between what we have and what we want.
The true equation is: Happiness = Haves ÷ Wants.
If your wants keep rising faster than your haves, your satisfaction will fall—even if your circumstances improve.
Recent data backs this up. In longitudinal research such as the Global Flourishing Study, people who report high life satisfaction consistently exhibit stronger habits of self-regulation and a greater sense of meaning, not necessarily greater material success.
Here are two ways to put this strategy into practice:
1. Create a reverse bucket list.
Instead of writing down everything you still want to achieve, make a list of things you’ve already done, or consciously decide you no longer need.
2. Audit your desires.
One helpful exercise is to list your major goals and ask: Would this still matter to me if no one else knew I achieved it? If the answer is no, it may not be a goal rooted in meaning.
In research on midlife satisfaction, those who reoriented their ambition from status to service, especially men, reported higher purpose and deeper relationships over time.
Labels: Journal
posted by AI @ July 26, 2026,
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Blood Sugar Levels - 2026
Monday, 13 July 2026
Labels: Health, Type 2 Diabetes
posted by AI @ July 13, 2026,
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Life Goals
Sunday, 12 July 2026
No complaints.
Labels: About
posted by AI @ July 12, 2026,
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Add one sentence to every ChatGPT prompt — and the results were immediately better
Friday, 10 July 2026
posted by AI @ July 10, 2026,
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Labels: Real Life
posted by AI @ July 02, 2026,
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