Properly, the most rewarding human habit, developed through thousands of years of evolution, is the ability to laugh. Laughing creates a state of happiness and relaxation that we all enjoy. It is not surprising that we have comedy shows and comedy clubs as well as family gatherings, creating a lot of laughter. Somehow when I was… Read More
The art of taking small decsions by Suf Alkhaldi
When I married my wife years ago, my mother-in-law told a story about her friend who had a successful marriage. The husband concluded the reason of his successful marriage was that he was going to take the big decisions and his wife was going to take the small ones. After so many years of… Read More
What leads to success? by Suf Alkhaldi
As I am preparing to join Warren Buffet ‘s Share holder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, a friend of mine sent me an email asking if I have any questions in mind to ask him. As I am a blogger and my mind works in preparing new topics for my readers all the time. I started to… Read More
Why do we need to understand people? By Suf Alkhaldi
As an avid reader of Quora, I sometimes find very intriguing questions, so appealing that I am the first one to read them. One of these questions is why it is important to have the skill to understand people. Understanding people creates new meaning in our lives. It puts our previous perceptions and our own biases… Read More
A resolution: The decision to be happy by Suf Alkhadi
Every year I spend some time to write down my resolution for the year. Most of the time, I achieve 80% of what I write down. This year, I will share one resolution with my readers: I decided to have deliberate happy days at least one day per week. The power to decide to be happy One of my resolutions… Read More
The 2016 motivational formula by Suf Alkhaldi
As we enter the new year of 2016, we are faced — as we are every year — with our new year’s resolutions and the need for discipline to achieve them. In all cases, we need to have motivation to achieve these goals, let alone writing them. Why are some people easy to motivate and… Read More
Your New Year’s Resolution: Eliminate Stress by Achievement by Suf Alkhaldi
Visualization of successfully completing a difficult task is possibly the most effective way to prepare yourself for the actual execution of the task. Athletes, exam takers, and job interviewees practice this technique quite often. Visualization of a task is similar to doing the task. The human brain luckily cannot know the difference. Although visualization can… Read More
The discipline of writing a blog by Suf Alkhaldi
I usually receive many comments from friends and family suggesting new topics to write about in my post. One of the things my friends and family members want to know is how I developed the discipline of writing a blog, including posting every week although I have a full time job. The question comes up… Read More
The Placebo and Nocebo effect by Suf Alkhaldi
The placebo effect has fascinated me for years. As a believer in controlling our minds, I wonder how our minds can hinder our thoughts and limit our thinking. I approach this subject with skepticism since I am a trained scientist. Many studies have proven that positive beliefs can alter the immune system. People who experienced… Read More
Working for Amazon and why Jeff Bezos should follow Google’s management model by Suf Alkhaldi
A recent article about working conditions in Amazon in The New York Times made a big splash. The article explained in detail the hard working conditions of Amazon employees. Several former employees were interviewed. My first reaction was to think, “I don’t want to work there even if they tripled my salary!” But after thinking a lot… Read More
