Generation X is the target market of relatively most of the great businesses and industries today. A large percent of consumers in today's time are made up of the youth. So, wares are made to draw in mainly these consumer profile. Samsung, as one of the top figures in the mobile phone business, have been aiming at the generation x market with their luxuriant, trendy and multimedia minded devices. Their new primary model is the S8003 Jet is made...more
For the last few weeks, I've been dropping a provocative question into conversations: "what would make you happier?" This is an interesting experiment and I recommend you try it. I received varied and thoughtful answers, but the most common ones were to do with more money and better careers. It's almost as it, hidden deep in the rules of our modern culture, there's an assumption. It says that happiness is found in the external circumstances...more
The phrase, "money can't buy happiness," used to merely be accepted as an old adage or proverb. However, substantial research has now been done over the years to shed a little more light on this long standing saying. Studies now clearly show that there is little difference between the level of perceived happiness between richer and poorer groups of people. In fact, around the World, poorer people in poorer countries often have seem to have the edge in reporting a greater sense of happiness. Naturally I'm not referring here to people who are in a state of starvation or other dire circumstances, but rather people who simply live a less hectic and materialistic lifestyle than most of us in more industrialized settings. Numerous theories abound, but generally it's thought that poorer people report greater happiness because they have less to worry about and so it takes less to make them happy. With fewer possessions and fewer options for entertainment family activities and other relationships occupy a greater percentage of time than might typically be observed among people who are better off. Some studies surmise that because marriage and family relationships bring some of the greatest...more
"There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second." ~ Logan Pearsall SmithI recently overheard something that surprised me. I heard that people who win the lottery are happy for about 3 weeks. Yes! Only 3 weeks, and then they go back to their previous...more
The power of your subconscious mind is an amazing thing. Your subconscious mind plays a very important role in many decision and choices we make without us ever being any wiser. However, many people fail to ever fully tap into what their subconscious is capable of and instead live lives that leave them feeling incomplete and void of purpose. How...more
If you have been feeling tired and unmotivated with your work and you don't find happiness in what you do, it may not mean you have to change careers. You might just need a little time to find happiness at work and choose to be happy.Sometimes we think one thing can make us happy so we keep on chasing it until we end up frustrated. At times we are so desperate to get a goal done and we forget to pause for a moment and enjoy each moment that you are striving to achieve your goals.If you are trying to find happiness at work, here are some simple tips on how to be a happy worker.1. Organize your workplace. You spend most of your time at work, thus it is important to make your workstation clean and clutter-free. Being organized in your workplace helps a lot in making your tasks easy as you will spend less time looking for the tools you need, and a clutter-free environment can also lessen the stress at work.2. Improve friendships in the workplace. Try to be friendly to your workmates and be helpful as well. Next to your family, they are the people you see and get to mingle with everyday. Thus, if you want happiness at work, be friendly and be a positive influence to your co-workers.3....more
Finding HappinessThe expression happiness captures a vast variety of optimistic emotional responses, as well as such things as brightness, serenity, optimism, and enjoyment. Throughout history, philosophers, religious writers and poets have pondered...more
We live in a time when there is a lot of information circulating about how you can have "everything". This can have two quite opposite effects. For some, it works very positively; giving you hope and motivating you to find ways in which you can in...more
Author: Emma SmithYama includes Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Aparigraha. Ahimsa is the main yama. Ahimsa is to refrain from injury, refrain from causing pain to any creature in thought, word or deed at all times. In Mahabharata it is stated...more
Author: Drew BackleyAt first I thought that choosing the right school and major would be instrumental to my future success and happiness, and it has certainly helped. Getting things done and getting my life in place on a very well thought out and...more