Sentences with phrase «rather than happiness»

Time to Scrap «Sacrifice» The idea seems so obvious, but it still often seems as if environmental campaigns focus on harms rather than happiness.

We can do much more to emphasize kindness rather than happiness — rather than telling our kids all the time that the most important thing is that they're happy, it wouldn't hurt to tell them that the most important thing is that they're kind.

She explains how having too many choices in the dating space can actually cause us to experience choice paralysis rather than happiness.

Q: If serotonin primarily signals uncertainty rather than happiness, how does this explain its importance to depression?

He may be preparing to leave the club in sorrow rather than happiness, he has actually hit his own sucker punch.

Not exact matches

Rather than zeroing in on a specific review, «we look at our overall data, including internal and external surveys on employee happiness, turnover rates, et cetera.»

If so, you may be the type of person happiness expert Gretchen Rubin calls an Eeyore — someone who'd rather eat their iphone than give themselves a contentment score in the 90s.

In top - down power structures, employees are viewed as worker bees and considered to be objects or expenses rather than assets; there is little concern for their happiness or well - being, since the motive for hiring them was purely productivity and profit.

My experience so far is that each household has its own level of spending for maximum happiness, and that it's rather smaller on average than this.

It was originally titled «Why money can't buy you happiness `, but I've just realised that it would be more appropriately titled if I used a «won't» rather than a «can't».

I recent read «The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck» by Mark Manson, and I like that he frames happiness as a process — something that is with us as we solve problems — rather than a goal to be attained.

I guess that C.S. Lewis — here at least — spoke of pleasure rather than of Christian happiness which, of course, can not be found in any outwardly oriented religion if we are not indwelt by the Holy Spirit who gives us love, joy, peace, and much more (Gal 5:22 - 23).

Nehemiah's call to festivity assumes that holiness is better associated with joy than solemnity, with happiness rather than zloom.

I'd much rather read something that is thought - provoking than fluffy posts about sunshine and happiness (though cat pictures are always welcome).

Thus, external circumstances rather than mental health could be the decisive factor in determining such a person's happiness.)

We argue that Nietzsche is embracing an ancient rather than a modern view of ethics, what has been called an «ethics of virtue» rather than an ethics of rules and principles, rather than an ethic that looks mainly to the spread of well - being and happiness («utilitarianism»).

atheism is a cop - out for lazy persons who are in need of experiencing happiness and truth rather than temporal pleasures.

But I would rather be here in this imperfect place than outside where I see Grace disappearing, where most have lost faith in the world that pushes it's children into employment where money, power and influence is the only road to happiness, where dog eat dog is the Tag Line which tries to conceal avarice by saying The Wealth creators help the poor as it eventually trickles down.

Prayer has the power to change us, rather than only ensure our happiness.

But religion would be less open to the charge that it is an opiate if children were taught that salvation and happiness are the rewards for doing good rather than for not doing bad — for obeying the «thou - shalts» of the Sermon on the Mount rather than the «thou - shalt - nots» of the 10 Commandments.

The mistaken estimate that happiness can exclude growth or that survival itself can obtain by negating creative change is itself based on a mistaken definition of the self as analogous to a substance that reaches identity and survival through exclusion, rather than through relational expansion.

When Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree, they were attempting to acquire means of defining their own destiny and mastering their own lives, rather than having their happiness and telos defined by their communion with God.

That way it can become a wonderful tool to share and celebrate and we can all go through our days with a little extra happiness rather than a little more self - doubt!

So rather than doing the difficult, but necessary, inner searching to find their self happiness they blame their spouse for their own unhappiness.

How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life, stresses that while happiness is a mood rather than an inborn trait, certain aspects of your baby's natural temperament — whether she's optimistic or pessimistic, shy or bold — may play a part in determining how happy she becomes.

Victor Frankl writes that stress and hardship are actually more meaningful than happiness because they cause you to be focused on others rather than yourself.

There was a tip from Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project book that I really liked: if it takes less than a minute to put it away, do it now rather than later (easier said than done!).

They found that certain changes in lifestyle led to significant long - term changes in reported life satisfaction, rather than causing the temporary deflections in happiness that set - point theory would suggest.

Is it possible that willpower actually might be an obstacle rather than a means to happiness and harmony?

In short, materialistic spouses may be seeking happiness in possessions, rather than people — which means they end up putting less time and energy into making their marriage a success.

I soon discovered that so many people measure their happiness by the way they look rather than how healthy they feel and how much fun they're having.

Our society has become so fixated on gaining and retaining happiness rather than chasing wholeness.

Rather than achievement or material things fueling happiness, having a positive outlook and being grateful can work to improve your health.

By understanding the conditions in which happiness spreads, they argue, we may be able to foster well - being, rather than trying to restore it once it has been lost.

Rather than dive into the cushy comfort of carbs, they might want to find other ways to create joy and happiness, like spending time with friends or engaged in hobbies that nourish them.

Positive psychology is, at least in part, about taking a proactive approach to creating happiness rather than just waiting for it to happen; it's also about finding out and building on what already works rather than just fixing what's broken.

Rather than simply depending on sensory pleasures for short - term escape from pain and / or a fleeting experiences of joy / happiness, wise mind may improve radical acceptance, sensory soothing, and responding inter-personally with wisdom (kindness, respect, compassion).

You have to focus on your health, wellness, fertility, happiness, and activities rather than on the specific size of your body.

It may sound like a cliche, but being mindful of all that I have, rather than obsessing about what I want to acquire or achieve brings me tonnes of happiness and peace.»

Rather than make a quickie purchase to satisfy a need / want, we must consider whether that less expensive substitution is as special and would bring as much happiness as the original item.

Rather than accept fault, they lay it at the feet of others; blaming everyone from their parents to their partner for their own poor behaviour.4 If there's one thing dating a narcissist teaches you, it's that this infuriating, childish tactic isn't healthy for any relationship: there's much more room for mutual growth and happiness when you date someone who has the maturity to admit (and fix) their own mistakes.

A major part of her happiness is in her family, her home, rather than her career.

The filmmaker never pulls us into the twists and turns of her main character's mind, and she tiptoes around, rather than tackles, her ideas about class envy, the performative nature of identity and the tension between truth and happiness.

We never identify with her plight; Imogene comes across as far too self - centered and irritating, rather than someone we can root for to find happiness and love in the end.

Although Happiness is critically acclaimed, I found it to be a vastly overrated dark comedy that seemingly would rather titillate rather than push forward its engaging theme.

As such, there is an element of sadness and pain involved in the revenge, rather than anger of exhilaration, as we're constantly reminded of the happiness in life of the loving couple, and the amorality of those who did the deed.

When Walter and Stiller remember that life is about the quiet victories and the pursuit of one's own happiness rather than what is expected of them, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty truly clicks.

It also offers a unique opportunity for students wanting to understand how happiness and satisfaction are key drivers rather than material goods.

«Happiness is the decision to smile at the beeping sound of a new day rather than furrow my brow and sigh with disbelief.»

Bhutan is a happy, magical little place whose king would rather have Gross National Happiness than Gross National Product for his people.