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As more and more studies show, being constantly connected via our computers and smartphones can lead to stress and anxiety. Facebook Stress is now a thing! This episode explores the issue and looks at both consequences and possible solutions. It ends with Jon going on a Media Detox himself, and you are invited to join. Links from the show: https://getcoldturkey.com - ColdTurkey increases productivity by blocking browsers and apps. http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-anxiety-of-facebook - a solid article referencing several studies on anxiety and social media. http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/01/15/social-media-and-stress - another article on stress and social media, including the “cost of caring” effect, and how it’s different for men and women. For the full text for the suggested “Media Detox” homework get the free ebook The Happy Dozen here: http://happyways.com/thehappydozen Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com

Jon Kjaer Nielsen shares his experiences and learning points from one full year of living and working as a digital nomad. On the show he shares the concerns his friend had, including the humorous "aren't you afraid you'll gain weight?". For notes, links and pictures from the year of traveling, go to http://happyways.com/podcast Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com

This is a special episode of the HappyWays Podcast. In the early summer of 2015 Jon rode through beautiful Croatia on a motorcycle, and on the trip he was inspired to write a speech. What follows is a recording of that speech, along with a short introduction. You can find an article based on the speech at http://HappyWays.com/trees along with some photoes from the trip. If you want to support Jons' message of peace, please share this podcast or the article with your friends. Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com

Following the theft of his iPhone, Jon looks at different strategies for taking a bad turn of events and responding in such a way that it does not end up killing your happiness. Resources mentioned: The books "Learned Optimism" as well as "Flourish" by psychologist Martin Selingman are availeble everywhere. They contains tips such as the What Went Well exercise, and notes on keeping a gratitude journal. "Positivity" by Barbera Fredricson is also a good read. "Radical acceptance" by Tara Brach goes a step further and borrows from buddism. Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com

This episode provides an extensive review of the book The Happiness Advantage, by Harvard researcher Shawn Achor. You can get the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Happiness-Advantage-Principles-Performance/dp/0307591549   ...and on Audible: http://www.audible.com/pd/Business/The-Happiness-Advantage-Audiobook/B0041NZRDC   Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com

The first HappyWays interview is with sexologist and couples therapist Maj Wissmann. We discuss the nature of stress and some of the misconceptions in handling it. Also covered in depth is the effect work related stress can have on your personal relationship as well as your libido. For further reading, visit these articles by Maj Wismann: On stress and sex drive: http://www.majwismann.com/stress-and-sex-drive On libido and what influezes it: http://www.majwismann.com/the-truth-about-libido Book recommendation: The Upside Of Stress, by psychologist Kellt McGonigalhttp://www.amazon.com/The-Upside-Stress-Why-Good/dp/1583335617 Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com

Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com The Motivation-Hygene Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory Maslow and his hirarcy of needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs Mayo and the Hawthorne Studies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_Mayo#Hawthorne_Studies Book recommendation: Happy Money: The science of happier spending, by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Money-Science-Happier-Spending/dp/1451665075  

Research by Dr. Thomas Jackson http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cotwj1/top5downloads.html   The Atos Group, in The Guardian: We spend 40% of our workday on internal mail: http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2012/dec/17/ban-staff-email-halton-housing-trust   Researcher Gloria Mark on email-induced stress, in FastCompany: http://www.fastcompany.com/3036061/the-future-of-work/you-arent-imagining-it-email-is-making-you-more-stressed-out   Lee Mallon from Rarelly Impossible, interviewed by the BBC: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150324-the-companies-that-banned-email   Business Insider talks about French company Atos, who came off email: http://www.businessinsider.com/company-bans-email-2011-12

Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com   Article: Equal opportunity cheating http://abcnews.go.com/Health/women-cheating-men-study/story?id=13885519 Book recommendations: Goal-free living, by Steven Shapiro http://www.amazon.com/Goal-Free-Living-Have-Life-Want/dp/0471772801   The Dice Man, by Luke Rhinehart http://www.amazon.com/Dice-Man-Luke-Rhinehart/dp/0879518642/  

Find the show notes and talk part in the discussion at http://happyways.com/podcast Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com Danish book by Ole Ravn Jorgensen: https://www.saxo.com/dk/soeg/boeger?query=tænk+fremtiden    

Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.comThe Murder of Kitty Genovese:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.comEd Deci TEDxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGrcets0E6IEd Deci book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140255265?keywords=ed%20deci&qid=1450612230&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1Martin Seligman book "Flourish":http://www.amazon.com/Flourish-Visionary-Understanding-Happiness-Well-being/dp/1439190763/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450612270&sr=8-1&keywords=flourish+bookArticle about the culture at Zappos.comhttp://www.fastcompany.com/1657030/happiness-culture-zappos-isnt-company-its-mission

Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com

Do you have a comment or a question for Jon? Email him at: jon@happyways.com