Comments for SpreadingHappiness.org http://www.spreadinghappiness.org Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:58:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Analysis of Public Speaking Anxiety and Proposals by Overcome Public Speaking Fears http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/01/analysis-of-public-speaking-anxiety-and-proposals/comment-page-1/#comment-2901 Overcome Public Speaking Fears Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:58:38 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=521#comment-2901 Great article, one of the best i've read on the subject. Toastmaster is the way to overcome fears of public speaking, getting up and speaking in a safe environment where mistakes are ok is an enlightening experience. i've often found that the beginning of my speeches are where i struggle the most, so i make a point of memorising my intro so i can come into the speech with a bang, and they always go great from then onwards... i've written about my journey from being a terrified public speaker to someone who can speak without (too much!) fear here www.overcomepublicspeakingfears.com Great article, one of the best i’ve read on the subject.

Toastmaster is the way to overcome fears of public speaking, getting up and speaking in a safe environment where mistakes are ok is an enlightening experience.

i’ve often found that the beginning of my speeches are where i struggle the most, so i make a point of memorising my intro so i can come into the speech with a bang, and they always go great from then onwards…

i’ve written about my journey from being a terrified public speaker to someone who can speak without (too much!) fear here http://www.overcomepublicspeakingfears.com

]]> Comment on What this blog aims to achieve (and for whom it may be interesting) by kirapermunian http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2009/07/what-this-blog-aims-to-achieve-and-for-whom-it-may-be-interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-2658 kirapermunian Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:45:33 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=3#comment-2658 Im glad I have dropped by here in this blog.. So cool to read your articles about happiness. I am too looking for it. Not so sure of my happiness, but I wanna be happy. Keep up. I keep on following you. Im glad I have dropped by here in this blog.. So cool to read your articles about happiness. I am too looking for it. Not so sure of my happiness, but I wanna be happy. Keep up. I keep on following you.

]]> Comment on How to Get Over a Break-up by unojo http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/03/how-to-get-over-a-break-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2566 unojo Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:26:03 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=689#comment-2566 Something that I have noticed that has caused me more pain in a breakup is the shock of it. Where it seems to come from out of the blue that there was an issue that didn't even get discussed and one person just made an executive decision for the two of them. Communicate with each other. What happened to resolution? If two people communicate about an issue one may have then there may be room for resolution. But having one person just decide "it's over" alone does not sound like a relationship to me. It sounds selfish or as if there is something else going on. Something that I have noticed that has caused me more pain in a breakup is the shock of it. Where it seems to come from out of the blue that there was an issue that didn’t even get discussed and one person just made an executive decision for the two of them. Communicate with each other. What happened to resolution? If two people communicate about an issue one may have then there may be room for resolution. But having one person just decide “it’s over” alone does not sound like a relationship to me. It sounds selfish or as if there is something else going on.

]]> Comment on Can Religion Make You Happy? by Sanket Sunand Dash http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/03/can-religion-make-you-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 Sanket Sunand Dash Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:29:32 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=683#comment-2518 The post assumes that people follow/not follow religion to be happy. But my experience says that that truly devout look upon themselves as tools of God. They wish and strive for the fulfillment of God's plans and acknowledge that God could fulfill God's plans without using them. Happiness is a by-product of striving to fulfill God's plans and can be sacrificed if God's plans so demand. This attitude may make them happier but this attitude does not put happiness as the highest goal and acknowledges that God's plans and their happiness may be divergent. The post assumes that people follow/not follow religion to be happy. But my experience says that that truly devout look upon themselves as tools of God. They wish and strive for the fulfillment of God’s plans and acknowledge that God could fulfill God’s plans without using them. Happiness is a by-product of striving to fulfill God’s plans and can be sacrificed if God’s plans so demand. This attitude may make them happier but this attitude does not put happiness as the highest goal and acknowledges that God’s plans and their happiness may be divergent.

]]> Comment on The Launch of Happiness Engineering by Sanket Sunand Dash http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/05/the-launch-of-happiness-engineering/comment-page-1/#comment-2517 Sanket Sunand Dash Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:10:55 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=716#comment-2517 What about brain engineering? If there is an optimal brain state of happiness than why can't we engineer our brain in such a way that it is always in that state? I understand that such a state is not natural and hence the natural processes in the brain will destabilize such a state. To prevent that, the brain can have a self-destruct button inserted in it, which will be activated once the state of optimum happiness becomes unfeasible. What about brain engineering? If there is an optimal brain state of happiness than why can’t we engineer our brain in such a way that it is always in that state? I understand that such a state is not natural and hence the natural processes in the brain will destabilize such a state. To prevent that, the brain can have a self-destruct button inserted in it, which will be activated once the state of optimum happiness becomes unfeasible.

]]> Comment on The Launch of Happiness Engineering by VS http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/05/the-launch-of-happiness-engineering/comment-page-1/#comment-2455 VS Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:02:12 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=716#comment-2455 We have to find the answer to a very basic question - will a person who has been described to be optimally happy, strive to be happier? We have to find the answer to a very basic question – will a person who has been described to be optimally happy, strive to be happier?

]]> Comment on Sources of Inspiration: My Favourite TED Presentations by elisa freschi http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/02/sources-of-inspiration-my-favourite-ted-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-2049 elisa freschi Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:40:50 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=574#comment-2049 Thanks a lot for these nice suggestions. What about Dan Gilbert's one? I wonder what is your opinion about it. Thanks a lot for these nice suggestions. What about Dan Gilbert’s one? I wonder what is your opinion about it.

]]> Comment on The Future is Happiness by elisa freschi http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/04/the-future-is-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1973 elisa freschi Mon, 31 May 2010 19:02:15 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=710#comment-1973 Thanks, Nick and VS for these interesting points. My main doubt is the following: Nick seems to conflate happiness and pleasure. Sure, pleasure can give one a momentary happiness. However, there is a reason why one does not spend one's life eating chocolate. The reason, in my opinion is that one strives for a different kind of happiness, which is –at least for me– linked with significance. I felt happy whenever I knew that the fact that I was there had a purpose and a meaning. An artificial pleasure, such as the one one could gain through the happiness pill referred to in the next post entails the fact that one's Dasein were meaningless. Thanks, Nick and VS for these interesting points. My main doubt is the following: Nick seems to conflate happiness and pleasure. Sure, pleasure can give one a momentary happiness. However, there is a reason why one does not spend one’s life eating chocolate. The reason, in my opinion is that one strives for a different kind of happiness, which is –at least for me– linked with significance. I felt happy whenever I knew that the fact that I was there had a purpose and a meaning. An artificial pleasure, such as the one one could gain through the happiness pill referred to in the next post entails the fact that one’s Dasein were meaningless.

]]> Comment on What is happiness? by ckirk http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2009/08/what-is-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1892 ckirk Tue, 25 May 2010 21:53:08 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=26#comment-1892 Very interesting piece you have here. I enjoyed your viewpoint and the "Happiness Scale", good stuff. I did some research myself on the meaning, and this is what I came up with. The dictionary defines the word ‘happy’ by delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing; or characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy. If any point in your day you experience any one of these feelings you should visit www.WhyLifeDoesntSuck.com. We are about promoting all that is happy and want to share it with the rest of the world. I really like what your doing here. Very interesting piece you have here. I enjoyed your viewpoint and the “Happiness Scale”, good stuff. I did some research myself on the meaning, and this is what I came up with. The dictionary defines the word ‘happy’ by delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing; or characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy. If any point in your day you experience any one of these feelings you should visit http://www.WhyLifeDoesntSuck.com. We are about promoting all that is happy and want to share it with the rest of the world. I really like what your doing here.

]]> Comment on The Future is Happiness by Nick http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/2010/04/the-future-is-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Nick Tue, 18 May 2010 12:18:02 +0000 http://www.spreadinghappiness.org/?p=710#comment-1769 Thank you for these valid points VS, I will address them in future posts. Thank you for these valid points VS, I will address them in future posts.

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