Anyone who has attempted to change behavior knows how difficult it is. Habits help our brains save energy and run more efficiently. As much as two thirds of our daily actions can be habitual! But automatic responses that develop are…

People need connections with others to thrive. A support squad or care crew can help you be your BEST. Build skills: problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and social-emotional awareness. Engagement: people get inspired to learn when interacting with others. Strong connections:…

Purpose is one of the elements of a meaningful life, and perhaps one of the trickiest to identify since it is such a personal journey. The following TED talks by authors provide help on discovering purpose. Learn more with books…

The use of gamification to make learning more engaging fascinates me. Changing or establishing habits is hard, and any tools that might help are very valuable. Two TED talks by authors have explored the idea of gamifying some of the…

Learning is the way to aquire the skills needed to handle the challenges of life. But apathy, anxiety, and the desire for comfort can prevent us from learning. The learning zone is where we develop skills, improve, and grow. The…

When life seems to be a chaos of confusion we want to move to a place of understanding and harmony. A state of coherence, the feeling that life makes sense, is one of the elements of meaning. What is life,…

Often the biggest challenges we face are the obstacles that we create ourselves to avoid discomfort. This is a striking truth I uncovered while perusing TED talks to discover a unified theory of meaning. Setting goals in the pursuit of…

The skill of emotional intelligence is so important for connecting with others and making a meaningful life. Learn about developing emotional intelligence with the following books and TED talks. Links to the TED talks can be found at the Emotional…

Arthur Brooks has studied and shared information about happiness for quite awhile. In his book “The Happiness Files,” and TED talk The art and science of happiness, he describes three elements from the work of Michael Steger, author of “Purpose…