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May 25, 2010 – 8:39 am
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Eugene is a really nice town, no doubt. Peaceful and quiet and known for the University of Oregon. Many people think that Matt Groening (who grew up in Oregon) based the hometown of The Simpsons on Eugene and the adjacent town, Springfield. I first visited Eugene in the spring of 2006 when I met with Lew Goldberg at the Oregon Research Institute. Lew and I spent a lot of time outdoors, walking and talking. At first, it just seemed like one of many nice places you run into, but something still seemed very different; I couldn’t exactly tell what it was.
Since then, almost every time I mentioned Eugene to someone I heard some exceptional story: the friend who stayed to work in a local laundromat after getting his PhD, the guy who came to see the Oregon Country Fair and stayed in town forever. I was in town to visit Lew again earlier this year, and was determined to get to the bottom of what is so special about the town. And here’s my simple conclusion: everyone is happy. Not that just nice, or smiling or any of that. They are genuinely happy. Very happy.
Here are a few examples:
- The taxi driver who picked me up at the airport has been in the army for many years. His mother keeps scolding him every Thanksgiving and Christmas when everyone sits at the dinner table and he starts foulmouthing like in the good old army days. And he is happy. Very happy. The source of is happiness is that he got a telemarketing call last week from the local cable company, and now he is getting Internet access, phone, and TV from them, and saving about $15 a month. In fact, he is even happier because he did not enroll in the Do Not Call registry, and expecting thrilling telemarketing calls to happen in the future as well. Read More »
May 25, 2010 – 8:32 am
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Research has shown that people benefit greatly from showing gratitude. Being grateful for what you have and expressing thanks directly to a friend or colleague has a significant and lasting effect on one’s well-being and happiness.
Studies performed by positive psychologists like Sonja Lyubomirsky (author of The How of Happiness) have empirically measured these effects and quantified how much happier it makes one feel and for how long. It turns out that maintaining a gratitude journal for only one week makes one noticeably more happy even three months later (!) when compared to a statically-balanced control group.
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May 13, 2010 – 7:16 am
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The New York Times recently featured Tara Stiles and the Authentic Yoga app for the iPhone and iPad touch in the Fashion & Style section. Writing in “A Yoga Manifesto,” author Mary Billard recognized Tara for her low-cost, low-pressure classes at her Strala Yoga studio in NYC. The Authentic Yoga app is the premier yoga application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
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May 13, 2010 – 7:02 am
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appalicious.com, in association with Yahoo! Health, recently put Authentic Yoga on two lists: Top Apps for Mother’s Day and Healthy Living with the iPad.
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