Book Reflection: The Happiness Advantage, by Shawn Achor

I had first come to learn about Shawn Achor, a positive psychology researcher from Harvard, through a college course on happiness, in which our professor had us watch his TED talk, “The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance”. Later, a friend had reintroduced  Achor to me by gifting me his book, The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles…

Book Reflection: Running Man

Running Man, by Charlie Engle …it’s not just about running. I had the pleasure of listening to Charlie speak at my local Barnes and Noble a few months back. He came across as having a calm demeanor when speaking about the process of writing his book. As much as I enjoyed reading Running Man, I…

Word Prompt of the Day: Autonomy

Alright, it’s one of those slow days where I have the itch to write but haven’t an original idea. So I’ll opt for the word prompt. What do you think of when hearing the word “autonomy”? For me, the first thing that comes to mind are autonomous systems such as computers and networks. But when…