MENTAL EXERCISE 460. Sign Up for Knowledge Sign up for a humorous newsletter such as Now I Know or delanceyplace and use their emails as an excuse to take a break 1 and learn something new. 461. Listen to TED Learn something awesome from a video on TED (www.ted.com) or Big Think (www.bigthink.com). 462. Say the Word Check out Merriam–Webster’s word of the day; see if you can 2 naturally work it into a conversation. 463. Know What’s Going On Schedule 30 minutes on your calendar every week to read about what’s happening in your industry. 1 Joel Schwartz, retired psychiatrist, speaker, and author of www.stresslessshrink.com, suggests the Humor That Works Newsletter (he said it, not me). To sign up for these great newsletters and more, check out: htww.co/newsletters. 2 I hope this book makes you happy enough to rollick around and results in ataraxia. 233
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