Happiness in this World » energy http://www.happinessinthisworld.com Reflections of a Buddhist Physician Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:24:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Finding More Time http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2011/12/11/finding-more-time/ http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2011/12/11/finding-more-time/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:00:18 +0000 Alex Lickerman http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=7830 Photo: jinterwas

Could any commodity be more precious than time?  Is there anything any of us want more—or more of—that at the same time seems to be more beyond our control to increase?  Who among us wouldn’t strike the most Faustian of bargains for an extra year of life?  Or an extra decade?

[...]]]> http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2011/12/11/finding-more-time/feed/ 8 The Critical Importance Of Sleep http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/12/13/the-critical-importance-of-sleep/ http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/12/13/the-critical-importance-of-sleep/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:49:37 +0000 Alex Lickerman http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=4305 Most people who come to see me complaining of fatigue are worried something is wrong with them physically but turn out only to be sleep deprived.  Sleep seems to be something we all wish we did more, making us for the most part a chronically and persistently sleep-deprived society.  Though studies suggest large differences [...]]]> http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/12/13/the-critical-importance-of-sleep/feed/ 25