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Alex Benzer

9 Reasons Why Dating Actors is a Bad Idea

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Deep Happiness, Alex Benzer, Brad Pitt, Tao of Dating, Dating Actors, Tao Te Ching, Adam Gilad, Dating Advice, Angelina Jolie, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Marriage Shift, Fulfillment, Self-Esteem, Lao Tzu, Love, Relationships, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

I've been living in Los Angeles for some years, and have gone out with enough actresses to know what it's really like. If you're seeking a fulfilling relationship, I present to you why dating an actor is a Bad Idea.

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Everyday Grace At Trader Joe's: Who You Really Are

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Alex Benzer, Trader Joe's, Tao of Dating, The Giving Life, Abundance, Everyday Grace, Self-Knowledge, Pope Benedict, The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran, Giving, Conduit, Spirituality, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

You're born naked and you leave the same way. Can't take it with you, chief. And if the economic crisis of the past year has taught us anything, it's "easy come, easy go." You can't own stuff.

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'Half The Sky' With Nicholas Kristof: A Morally Persuasive Call to Action

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Microlending, Economic Development, Sex Trafficking, Maternal Health, Somaly Mam, Happiness, Sheryl WuDunn, Microsavings, Education, Half the Sky, Oppression of Women, Grameen Bank, Slavery, Nicholas Kristof, Meaningful Work, Childbirth, Alex Benzer, Women's Rights, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

In their lucid and levelheaded way, Kristof and WuDunn build a powerful moral case for fostering economic progress in the developing world by unleashing the potential of women.

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How to Be a Multiorgasmic Man, Pt 1

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Taoism, Alex Benzer, Longevity, Tao of Dating, Tantric Buddhism, Health, Mantak Chia, Higher Consciousness, Enlightenment, Multiorgasmic Man, Multiple Orgasms for Men, Spiritual Sex, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Just in case it's not patently obvious to you why becoming a multiorgasmic man is a Good Thing, here are some reasons (or just watch the video).

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Project Love: Radically Transform Your World In 2 Minutes

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Project Love, Riga, Alex Benzer, Mindfulness, Secrets of Happiness, Compassion, How to Feel Great, How to Feel Good, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

If I showed you a technique that elevates your mood, energizes you and makes you more charismatic on top of it all, would you be willing to spend 2 minutes testing it out for yourself?

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Dude or Dud? The Deadbeat Boyfriend Test

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Getting Out of a Bad Relationship, Break-Ups, Deadbeat Boyfriend Test, Alex Benzer, Bad Boyfriends, Tao of Dating for Women, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

I am sick and tired of seeing so many of my fabulous female friends dating duds, not dudes, and it's still happening all around me.

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Travel as Therapy, Pt 2: 10 Ways to Heal the Soul & Expand the Mind

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Alex Benzer, Tao of Dating, Wealth-Consciousness, No-Self, Warsaw, Riga, Expansiveness, Fixing Compulsions, Estonia, Compassion, Awakening the Senses, Wake Up to Your Senses, Travel as Therapy, T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, Anatta, New Identity, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Your brain is supremely skilled at filtering out the familiar and telling you only about what matters - namely, change. Travel bypasses that filter and awakens your senses by confronting you with the unfamiliar.

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Travel as Therapy, Pt 1: 10 Ways to Heal the Soul & Expand the Mind

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Suspend Judgment, Local Custom, Alex Benzer, Therapy, Tao Te Ching, Tibetan Buddhism, Warsaw, Lithuania, Mind Expansion, Travel Therapy, Travel, Healing, Lao Tzu, Tolerance, Tulku Lama Lobsang, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Remember, you're only traveling because you've got time on your hands. So relax, take a look around you, and know that what you call a problem now will be a funny story later.

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What Really Makes Us Happy And Healthy

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living

Read More: The Atlantic Monthly, John F. Kennedy, Full Sweep of Human Life, Ben Bradlee, Keys to Happiness, Grant Study, Alex Benzer, Harvard Men's Study, Lifelong Study of Happiness, Joshua Wolf Shenk, Harvard Men, George Vaillant, Longitudinal Study of Happiness, Happiness Research, What Makes Us Happy, Happiness, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

A few days ago I came across a fantastic article by Joshua Wolf Shenk in the Atlantic Monthly on the Grant Study, the longest longitudinal study of happiness ever conducted.

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How To Feel Good About Disappointing Friends

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Positive Intent, Being Stood Up, Alex Benzer, Tao of Persuasion, Non-Judgment, Disappointing People, Compassion, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Recently, on a trip to New York City for a conference, things didn't turn out quite as expected. Knowing that my Big Apple friends are busy bees, I w...

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How to Succeed In Spite Of The Recession: 'The Soul Of Success'

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Soul Profile, Alex Benzer, Course in Miracles, Soul of Success, Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, Core Consciousness, Mantra, Archetypes, Succeeding During Recession, Meditation, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

It's never about you. It's about serving the world. Success comes when you remove your own blocks to love.

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The Tao of Dating: 5 Principles to Overcome Any Challenge in Your Love Life

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Alex Benzer, Yin, Yang, Wealth-Consciousness, Dating Advice, No-Self, Love Life, Enlightened Self-Interest, Abundance, Loving, Anatta, Tao of Dating, Be-Do-Have, Relationships, Dating, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

I get many letters like this from readers (both male and female): "I met this guy, and he took me to dinner, and it was really romantic, but he did/d...

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A Good Day for Gratitude: What's Happening in Iran Now

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Alex Benzer, Gratitude Experiment, Iran Protests, Tao of Dating, Gratitude, Iran, Iran Elections, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Say a prayer for the youth of Iran in their moment of crisis -- for all the unarmed kids who got beat up and shot at just for wanting to be heard. Pray for their protection, safety and resolve.

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The Lakers Don't Exist: The Hidden Secret to Happiness

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Meta-Cognition, Alex Benzer, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, No-Self, Illusory Contracts, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Anatta, Larry Bird, Buddhism, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Happiness, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

If you felt crappy, it's because you consented to do so. You chose to do so. Now for most of us, it may be an unconscious choice. But it's still a choice.

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How to Toss Toxic Mates in 3 Simple Steps

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Alex Benzer, Normalization of Deviance, Self-Esteem, Bad Girlfriends, Bad Boyfriends, Toxic Relationsihps, Dating, Dating Advice, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

If he's putting you down instead of lifting you up, it's time for him to go. Like, now.

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What Is Spirituality: 5 (Not So) Easy Steps to Happiness

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Alex Benzer, Metacognition, Ritual, Enlightened Self-Interest, Dogma, Meditation, Thinking About Thinking, Excellence, Spirituality, Gratitude, Long Now, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Spirituality can be a daunting concept. What does it really mean to be spiritual? I won't pretend to have the universal answer. What I can tell you is what spirituality means to me.

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The Ten Commandments of Modern Dating

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 06.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Alex Benzer, Tao of Dating, Dating Advice, Ten Commandments of Modern Dating, Style News
Dr. Alex Benzer

I've been on the receiving end of enough stories from men and women to notice some consistent patterns of self-sabotage in the mating dance.

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Willpower Doesn't Exist: The New Way to Get Stuff Done

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Getting Things Done, Alex Benzer, Potential, Odysseus Protocol, Personal Growth, Positivity, Willpower, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

In a passage from Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus and his ship are about to pass through the Siren-infested waters. On the one hand, he knows that hearing ...

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How Rich Guys Screw Up Their Chances with Women

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 05.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Alex Benzer, Yin, Tao of Dating, Yang, Wimp, Taoism, Dating Advice, Style News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Everyone else assumes that the successful dudes get all the babes, but it turns out that's not always the case. So I had to look into what was going on here.

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Smart, Meet Heart: 5 Remedies for Smart People's Dating Woes

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Dating for Smart People, Dr. Alex Benzer, Tao of Dating, Relationships, Dating Advice, Dating, Alex Benzer, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Dating challenges are not just specific to smart people. They're specific to people in general. Smart, successful folks simply get a little extra wallop of them.

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Why The Smartest People Have The Toughest Time Dating

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 04.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Dating Troubles, How to Date, Tao of Dating, Relationships, Dating Advice, Dating, Alex Benzer, Smart People Dating, Smart People, Smart Dating, Dr. Alex Benzer, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

Making someone feel a certain way is a somewhat nonlinear process that requires a different kind of mastery than that of calculus or Shakespeare.

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