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Elegant & curated articles by Omar M Almahmoud, selected from his daily writings and reading list in life, business and self improvement. All republished articles are owned by their original authors. The articles are reblogged here under Fair Use for educational and non commercial purposes.

It Took Elon Musk Exactly 5 Words to Teach a Major Lesson in Emotional Intelligence

Tesla has become one of the most valuable automakers in the world, based primarily on its potential for changing the auto industry. So, it’s easy to forget that the company is also in the solar panel business, due to its 2016 acquisition of Solarcity, a company Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been heavily involved in since its inception. Well, Musk recently announced that Tesla is ramping up installations of solar tile roofs, also known as Solarglass,

Evening ritual: The 7 things that will make you happy at night

Everybody talks about morning rituals to get the day started right. (Even I have.) But ending the day right can be even more important. Why? Because your mind ain’t perfect when it comes to happiness. It cheats. Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize winner and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, has shown that your brain really remembers only two things about an event: The emotional peak The end Via The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less: Nobel

The Stress of Your Expectations vs. Reality

Despite what your common sense may tell you, research shows that people are surprisingly inept at predicting how we will feel in various situations. For example, one study found that newlywed couples tended to estimate that their happiness levels would rise (or at least stay the same) over the four-year-period after marriage. In reality, their levels of happiness tended to diminish over that time period. Other studies have found that