Why Feeling Bad is Part of Living a Happy Life: Inspired by the Passing of Robins Williams
How do you deal with pain and unpleasant emotions? How do you deal with feeling bad? It’s a question that came up for me when the passing of Robin Williams left millions, including myself, heartbroken. In our culture, we often think of pain and other unpleasant feelings as the opposite of happiness. However, for several reasons, this may be a mistaken view that can lead us to a misguided pursuit of happiness and, ultimately, to despair.
4 Ways of Choosing Happiness From Within
What makes you happy? Reflect on what you’ve done today. What do your behaviors say about your approach to happiness? These are the questions I usually ask students on the first day of my psychology courses. Often, their responses sound something like this:...
Inspirational Winnie the Pooh Quotes
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” The this quote is often attributed to Winnie the Pooh, though the author’s name is less known: A.A. Milne. Quotes...
Creative Brainstorming: Ideation Example and The Importance of Agreement.
Through my research, I have found that there are some commonalities amongst all the “creative thinking techniques” I have found in various Thinking-Outside-The-Box or Lateral Thinking books. These commonalities include going with the flow (i.e....
Inspirational Henry David Thoreau Quotes
“If the day and night be such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more immortal — that is your success. All nature is your congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless...
Thinking Outside The Box of Chocolates – Creative Thinking Exercise
This valentine’s day, I posed the following question on Facebook that was meant to demonstrate how our ability to see alternatives and choices is often limited by our habitual thinking patterns: On a stormy Valentine’s night you are driving down the road in your...About Javy W. Galindo
Javy Wong Galindo, M.A., M.Eng. is a college professor of philosophy, humanities, and psychology in Northern California. He is a popular instructor at John F. Kennedy University and De Anza College, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. This former electrical engineer and performing arts instructor is now most well-known for his engaging college courses and public talks. He is the author of The Power of Thinking Differently (2010) and Authentic Happiness in Seven Emails (2014). Learn more about Javy at www.JavyGalindo.com.
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