Mind Tools - Management Training, Leadership Training and Career Training A Holy Experience Happiness Is The Ultimate Economic Indicator One factor that is increasingly being cited as an important economic indicator is happiness. After all, what good is increased production and consumption if the result isn’t increased human satisfaction? Until fairly recently, the subject of happiness was mostly avoided by economists for lack of good ways to measure it; however, in recent years, “happiness economists” have found ways to combine subjective surveys with objective data (on lifespan, income, and education) to yield data with consistent patterns, making a national happiness index a practical reality. In The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being, former Harvard University president Derek Bok traces the history of the relationship between economic growth and happiness in America. Ironically, perhaps, this realization dawned first not in America, but in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
IQTELL's Productivity App, Everything In One Place Achieving Sustainable Development for the Global Economy What's the Latest Development? The global economy is on an unsustainable path. In other words, it cannot supply the resources required by future generations while preserving an ecosystem in which we can all live healthily. By 2030, the world's population will require 50 percent more food, 45 percent more energy and 30 percent more water. What's the Big Idea? What concrete steps can be taken to make the common good a legitimate policy goal? Photo credit: shutterstock.com
Do It Tomorrow (Mark Forster) - A Brief Summary A brief summary of Mark Forster's book "Do It Tomorrow" Table of Contents Fundamental principles 1. The clearer your vision, the easier it will be to reach completion on the project or goal. 2. Do one thing at a time. 3. It is easier to get things done if you do a little bit frequently (usually daily) rather than attempting a large chunk of work infrequently. Little and often allows the brain to assimilate new information and experiences, make connections and come up with ideas and new insights. 4. Our creativity is at its best when it operates within defined limits. Another aspect of limits is TIME. 5. The Closed List is a replacement for the old fashioned "to-do list" which was really a "wish to do list". A Closed List is a list with a line drawn at the bottom so nothing can be added to the list. Prioritising you work is not necessary as you do everything on your list for your day, so the order doesn't matter. The simplest implementation is a page-per-day diary. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1.
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