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“If happiness is on the opposite side of success; your brain never gets there.  What we’ve done is; we’ve pushed happiness over the cognitive horizon as a society.” 9:52

Since Stephanie and I decided to get rid of cable and go with a Roku box instead, I’ve noticed a few clear benefits:

• Saving a TON of $!
• My Children are Exposed to Less Marketing and Advertising
• I Can Control What I Watch and When
• Much More Quality Programming, Catered to my Niche Interests 

While I have yet to remove TV completely from my life, I feel less guilt as I get sucked into a TED Channel marathon “sesh”, as opposed to “Flavor of Love” or some other reality TV rubbish.

During a TED Channel marathon this weekend, I came across this presentation by Shawn Achor on, “The Happiness Advantage”.  Needless to say, it really resonated with me on a few different levels (hence the blog post).  

If you’ve got 12 minutes to spare, I’d really suggest giving it a gander.  It moves really quickly, he’s very funny and there are even a few references to baby unicorns in there!

As a follow up to this presentation, I have 21 Day Challenge for anyone reading this:

1. Write Down 3 New Things Your are Thankful for Daily
2. Journal About Something Exciting or Great from Earlier in Your Day or Yesterday
3. Perform 1 Random Act of Kindess
4. Exercise
5. Meditate 

Who’s in?