I recently finished reading The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World’s Happiest People by Meik Wiking and wrote a review and recommendation of this great little book. You can read it here. I loved the book so much that I struggled to write a review that wasn’t way too long. There was so much information in the book’s 285 pages that I wanted to share that I ended up writing an essay instead of a blog post about it. What to do with too many words? That’s easy! Break them into two blog posts! So here is the second blog post Read More
Category: Books
Recommending: A Little Book About Happiness Research
I just finished reading The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World’s Happiest People by Meik Wiking. I won’t hold you in suspense. It was a really great read. For those of us who don’t speak Danish, lykke means happiness and is pronounced loo-ka. Wiking is the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute (yes, people actually research happiness and that alone makes me happy). Danes are known as some of the happiest people on the planet, so it should come as no surprise that the Happiness Research Institute is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.. This little book contains tons of happiness related Read More
Why Summer Reading Is Important
Do you have some books picked out for your summer reading? I have always loved to read. Some of my earliest memories are of going to the local library and picking out books. I can still picture the shelf where some of my favorite books were located. For some children, reading doesn’t come as easy. But it’s no less important. And I’d argue that reading is almost as important for adults too. Summer is the perfect time to set some reading goals. For children, time off school shouldn’t mean time off from reading. I spent five years teaching reading skills Read More
Inspired Watching the Morning News: Adam Grant
How often can you say that you felt inspired by something you saw on the news? It seems that happens less and less often these days. In fact, that’s part of the reason I started writing this blog. I wanted to create content that was positive, helpful, and inspiring. But earlier this week, I was inspired by the morning news. Actually, it was the Today Show, which you could argue is not strictly a news program. But it does cover its share of sadness, contentions, and destruction. My posts are often inspired by something I read or hear in passing Read More