Your Soul Food for Friday Jan 12, 2024: Advice, Aristotle’s Rules for Happiness, Meditation and the Michigan QB & Rest and Recharge Tips from World Class Athletes for YOU

Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

Great Advice for the New Year, Aristotle’s Rules for Happiness, Meditation Sure Worked for Michigan’s QB, plus How World Class Athletes Rest and Recharge

Teach thy tongue to say, ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress” –Maimonides

The Best Advice we got in 2023:
Expert-approved tips — both big and small — to take you into 2024 and beyond.

Advice on how to live a more meaningful life in 2024 – Vox

Happiness is not about maximizing the intensity of joy. It’s about increasing the frequency of joy. Chasing exhilaration is a roller coaster of regular disappointments and rare, ephemeral highs. Savoring daily delights is a steady, sustainable source of satisfaction. – Adam Grant

An Ancient Greek Recipe for Happiness by Arthur Brooks:

Aristotle’s 10 Rules for a Happy Life – The Atlantic

“Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires
less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels
are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your
thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance.”

–Brian Tracy

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s pregame meditation routine helped lead the Wolverines to victory. Here’s how it works:
The mental strength that led J.J. McCarthy to success: “I can react from a higher perspective.”

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s pregame meditation routine | Fortune Well

“Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.”

Dr. Jonas Salk

How Some of the World’s Top Athletes Rest and Recharge:
Recovery is non-negotiable for them—as it should be for you.

How Some of the World’s Top Athletes Rest and Recharge | SELF