Category Archives: Choosing Perspective

Reality Check: The Joy:Cost Ratio

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Suuze

There’s a little guy who occasionally passes by my office door. Whenever he does, he exclaims, “I’ve got my thinking cat on!” It’s adorable. No matter how busy or stressed or distracted I am, I get pure joy for those … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: What does your mind rest upon?

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Suuze

Dr. Rick Hanson writes a regular email newsletter called Just One Thing, subtitled, “Simple practices for resilient happiness.” In a recent publication, he said, “There is a traditional saying that the mind takes its shape from what it rests upon.” … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: The Challenge of Forgetfulness

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Suuze

Do you believe that you are forgetful? If so, do you find that troubling? Recently, I explored some research around learning and what we might do to help people retain what they’ve learned. I had looked at this research before, … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: The Joy of Ownership

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Suuze

The other day, while I was picking up trash by the roadside, I pondered the things that one tends to ponder while picking up trash by the roadside. For example, I pondered, “Why would anyone throw their trash on the … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: What you see is…what you look for?

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Suuze

Last post, my focus was, “What you see is what you get.” This time, I’m looking at the connection between what we look for and what we see. You’ve almost certainly experienced this connection. For example, if you walk a … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: Caution! Mindreading While Listening

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Suuze

When doing an important task, it works best if you concentrate fully on that one task while you are doing it. For example, you and I both know better than to text while driving. Driving is an important task, and … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: The Critic

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Suuze

Do you detect that there’s a lot of criticism in your life? If so, how does it feel to be criticized? Are you grateful to have the errors of your ways pointed out to you? Or not so much? When … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: Choosing to Find Joy in the Process

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Suuze

For a little over a year, I’ve had an orchid sitting on my table. It’s a tiny plant in a tiny purple pot. When it was given to me, it was in full bloom. The blooms lasted for what seemed … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: The Happiness Benefit

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Suuze

Does happiness benefit happy people? Or is it the benefits that happy people have that cause their happiness? It’s the happiness version of the chicken and egg question; which comes first: the happiness or the benefits? For example, a happy … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: The Reality of Imperfection

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Suuze

There’s plenty in society, culture, politics, education and life in general that’s not perfect. I don’t believe that it’s ever been perfect. I highly doubt that it ever will be perfect in the future. Furthermore, my views of what constitutes … Continue reading →

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