Stop Wasting Your Life - Prince Ea - LinkedIn

We have to take full ownership of our mental health and when it comes to work we should find a job we love or bring more love into our jobs. Theaveragepersonstartsworkingatage18andretiresat67.Forbetterorforworsethemajorityofourlivesarespentatwork.Knowingthis,arewespendingthemajorityofourlivesworkingatjobsthatmakeussick?AlwaystellingourselvesthatifIworkharderIwillbehappier,whenIgoonvacationIwillbehappy,orwhenIgetthatbonusIwillbehappy? Butwhataboutrightnow?TodayisWorldMentalHealthDayandIthinktodayisthedayweshouldallpromiseourselvestobecome“rightnow”people.Wehavetotakefullownershipofourmentalhealthandwhenitcomestoworkweshouldfindajobweloveorbringmoreloveintoourjobs.Forgettryingtogetawork-lifebalance.Howaboutweliveabetterlifesowecandobetterwork?Inhis2011TEDxTalkShawnAchor,oneoftheworld’sleadingexpertsonhappiness,statesthat90percentofourlong-termhappinessispredictednotbytheexternalworld,butbythewayourbrainprocessestheworld.Andifwechangeourformulaforhappinessandsuccess,wecanthenaffectreality.Hecontinuestosaythatonly25percentofjobsuccessesarepredictedbyIQ,while75percentofjobsuccessesarepredictedbyoptimismlevels,socialsupportandourabilitytoseestressasachallengeinsteadofasathreat.Checkoutmyvideoonthetopichere:STOPwastingyourlifeHefurtherconcludesthatifwecanraiseourlevelofpositivityinthepresent,ourbrainexperienceswhathecallsahappinessadvantage,whichistheideathatthebrainworkssignificantlybetterwhileinapositivestatethanitdoesduringanegative,neutralorstressedstate.Withthehappinessadvantageourintelligence,creativity,andenergylevelsrise!Lastly,inhisresearch,hefoundthatinjustatwo-minutespanoftime,donefor21daysinarow,wecanrewireourbrains,allowingittoworkmoreoptimisticallyandmoresuccessfully. Herearesomewayshisresearchsuggestswecanrewireourbrains: Gratitude-Writedownthreenewthingsthatyou'regratefulfor21daysinarow.Thisteachesthebraintoscantheworldtoseethepositivefirst. Journaling-Journalaboutonepositiveexperienceyou'vehadoverthepast24hoursallowsyourbraintoreliveit. Exercise-Exerciseteachesyourbrainthatyourbehaviormatters.Meditation-MeditationhelpsyourbraintofocusonthetaskathandandhelpsyougetoverculturalADHD.RandomActsofKindness-Performconsciousactsofkindnessandtrainyourbraintofeelgoodbymakingothersfeelgood. Forourownsake,itisourdutytobehappysolet’srefusetosufferduringtheweekdays.Happinessisachoiceformost.Iknowitisn’talwayseasybutIalsoknowit’salwaysworthit. Iwouldlovetohearfromyou.Whataresomewaysyouarecreatingamorepositivelifesothatyoucanbringthatenergytowork?Checkoutmyvideoonthetopichere:STOPwastingyourlife 208 15Comments Like Comment Share JennyWang Thankyouforsharing,itisanewaspect！ Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 2y Reportthiscomment JosephD.Simpson FantasticarticleandIabsolutelyloveShawnAchor'sTedTalk! Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 1Like 3y Reportthiscomment RobertDeanFairless 👍👍 Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 1Like 3y Reportthiscomment AnnetteParker Thatwasaninsanelygood10minutes.Ilovethewayyou’vepackagedsomuchintoareallysimplebutevocativenarrative.Thankyou Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 3y Reportthiscomment TomLamb,BScDipDigM GreatVideoandmessages...Soverytrue! Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 1Like 3y Reportthiscomment Dr.JanetPalmer~Author~ Thankssomuchforthereminder. Lifeisabalancesuccesscomeswhenwetakethetimetoloveourselvesenoughtogivethanksamdloveyourself Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 1Like 3y Reportthiscomment UtkarshSharma Standingovationforyou👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 1Like 3y Reportthiscomment JohnClucas NiceonePrinceLikedit! Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 1Like 3y Reportthiscomment DaveMatsumoto PrinceEa Ijustsawoneofyourvideosthatwassharedinmyfeedandthenreadthisarticle,whichwasveryinsightful. I'vegotonequestionaboutatermIhaven'theardbefore,buthaveoftenthoughtaboutit,andthat's"culturalADHD". Areyoureferringtothosefrequentcaseswhenpeoplesay"IhaveADHD",orassumetheyhaveitbecausetheycan'tfocus,buthaven'tactuallybeendiagnosedwithit? Ihearthatmoreandmorethesedays. Like Signintolikethiscomment Reply Signintoreplytothiscomment 1Like 3y Reportthiscomment Seemorecomments Tovieworaddacomment,signin Tovieworaddacomment,signin Othersalsoviewed HowtomakeyourEmployeesHappierandwhyisthisaKeyforCompany'sSuccess JasmineTerry 1mo Adviceforeverydayleadersrightnow-youdon’tneedtogiveadvice EdithCooper 2y TheUltimateGuidetoBecomingaGreatFacilitiesManager Xempla-DecisionSupportSystemforEnterpriseAssetManagement 7mo VaccineMandatesatWork:WhyWeDecidedtoRequiretheCOVID-19Vaccine CharleyMoore 1y Theimportanceofteachingmindsetinschools SaraBlakely 2y SomeinterestingthingstoreadthisAugust16th NicholasThompson 2mo Exploretopics Workplace JobSearch Careers Interviewing SalaryandCompensation Internships EmployeeBenefits SeeAll