Be Ridiculously Good at Life

Stress is the tension and pressure caused by expectations in life. We stress because we worry about deadlines. We stress because we fret about solutions. We stress because we are unsure of the outcome of our words and actions. We stress because we can not control every aspect in our life, and we stress because we doubt our authority  regarding the aspects we can control. Stress is the product of expectation, worry, and doubt. In order to deal with stress, we must understand why we are creating it. Expectation When we project expectations onto a situation, we are taken out of the moment. We worry and anticipate what is to come instead of focusing on what we can experience and interact with in the present moment. We fail to see opportunities for action, inaction, and insight because we are too preoccupied with what we should  be doing or what we situations we  should be producing. Imagine someone in possession of a lit fire on a cold winter night. If they are too busy antic...

Labeling one's surroundings is a strongly rooted habit- we subconsciously organize our environment into categories which help us "survive." From a survivalist viewpoint, this tendency is extremely helpful- we must label that area of the forest as dangerous, the members of a neighboring tribe as friendly or lethal, and that body of water as impure. Arriving at quick conclusions when facing crucial survival situations is useful and promotes our well-being, but when that same tendency is practiced in a totally nonthreatening environment (e.g. our social lives), we actually hinder the flow of our happiness. How We Organize the People Around Us Most of us constantly form observations about others within the first few seconds of meeting them. Their appearance, body language, and general "vibe" seem to communicate to us their personalities. This alone, in its "pure" act, is a very harmless exercise. There is nothing wrong with deducing a person's emotions...