Mike GorlonJun 27, 20194 minHedonic Adaption — Why It’s so Important to Understand & How to Manage itHedonic adaption, or the hedonic treadmill, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major posi...
Mike GorlonJan 6, 20196 minThis is How We Are Influenced and PersuadedInfluence is a best-selling book written by Robert Cialdini which discusses the seven subtle ways that persuade us to comply. Robert’s new book Presuasion re...
Mike GorlonOct 13, 20185 minMother Nature Is Indifferent and Human PurposeI remember reading about an interesting idea back when I got three days off from work 6 years ago thanks to the help of Hurricane Sandy. It was a great feeli...
Mike GorlonAug 9, 20187 minThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a FuckMark Manson is the author of the NY Times bestselling book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, and his very popular b...
Mike GorlonJun 4, 201710 minThe Dalai Lama's Thoughts On HappinessBack when I was living in Westchester I used to have to take the train to and from work. I'm sure you are familiar with that awful feeling of missing the tr...
Mike GorlonMar 3, 20172 minThe Primary Components Of A Happy Life"Julianne Holt - Lunstad did a meta-analysis of social support and health outcomes and found that not having enough friends or having a weak social circle is...