Tal Ben-Shahar

1 month ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Courtney Helgoe |Tal Ben-Shahar |Brian Johnson

Oliver Burkeman is an expert in contrarian consolation. He’s also a former columnist at The Guardian and the author of several books that offer antidotes to the excesses of self-help culture. “Excesses” here meaning the promise offered by many books and podcasts that we can learn to be wildly productive, perfectly calm, and totally on top of things at some future date, if only we follow their formulas. Many of us are suckers for these.

Jan 8, 2025 | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Tal Ben-Shahar |Maggie Fazeli Fard |Jon Spayde

Anne Lamott, writing last week in The Washington Post, offered what struck me as a fairly convincing argument for moderating our expectations as we grow older. And her parable seemed especially appropriate, coming as it did at a time of year when we tend to project ourselves into the near future with varying degrees of hopefulness and fecklessness. In Lamott’s case, the appealing vision of the future revolved around something few of us would anticipate with any measure of glee: cataract surgery.

Feb 28, 2024 | booksummary5.wpcomstaging.com | Tal Ben-Shahar

Chapter 4 Happier AuthorTal Ben-Shahar is an author, lecturer, and former professor of positive psychology at Harvard University. He is known for his best-selling book “Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment,” which was first published in 2007.

Feb 25, 2024 | booksummary5.wpcomstaging.com | Tal Ben-Shahar

Chapter 4 The Pursuit of Perfect AuthorTal Ben-Shahar is an Israeli author, lecturer, and consultant in the areas of positive psychology and leadership. He holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior and BA and MA in philosophy and psychology. Ben-Shahar taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. Ben-Shahar released the book “The Pursuit of Perfect” in 2009.