I am continually listening and looking for ‘control theory’ connections to share with others. Particularly poignant for me has been Perry Good’s book “In Pursuit of Happiness”. One of the book's first lines states "Happiness is a by-product of leading a balanced, varied and satisfying life which meets your needs”.
On NBC’s Today show (Feb. 20), Matt Lauer hosted a segment that caught my attention. It was about “Blue Zones” found around the world by National Geographic and AARP where people are documented to live much longer than normal. Watch the five minute segment, http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/29299258#29299258 , and see if the connection is there for you also. What a wonderful way to ‘sell’ the concepts of Control Theory by providing folks with the prospect of a longer, happier life. Live in balance and laugh often.
Friday, February 20, 2009
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Mark,
This is a great video and several others on the site are worth watching. I do think there is a PCT connection in that when we pay attention to our signals we have less stress in our system. To me stress is our perceived inability to control.... these people are very aware of what they can and cannot control and don't attempt to control those things outside of their abilities... How do we start a new topc?
Great video... I think their is a PCT link... Less stress... and stress to me is a perceived inability to control something we want to control. These people don't try to control things they can's... Most American's try to control a lot of what is not controlable...
How do we start a new topic?
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