Jem Friar > Quotes

“It is generally assumed that the opposite of happiness must simply be unhappiness. However, I would assert that it is much more than that and suggest that it includes living in a place of disconnection, purposelessness, pessimism, ingratitude, and inertia whilst often being driven by fear and insecurity.”
― Jem Friar, Choosing Happier: How To Be Happy Despite Your Circumstances, History Or Genes

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.”
― Jem Friar, Choosing Happier: How To Be Happy Despite Your Circumstances, History Or Genes

“sugar has been found to be 8 times more addictive than cocaine when tested on mice!”
― Jem Friar, Choosing Happier: How To Be Happy Despite Your Circumstances, History Or Genes

“All men are the same, except for their habits.” – Confucius”
― Jem Friar, Choosing Happier: How To Be Happy Despite Your Circumstances, History Or Genes

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill”
― Jem Friar, Choosing Happier: How To Be Happy Despite Your Circumstances, History Or Genes

“It is valuable to realize that just because we have had a thought does not mean that it is true, helpful, valid or necessary to obey and conform to.”
― Jem Friar, Choosing Happier: How To Be Happy Despite Your Circumstances, History Or Genes

“Life Key: whatever we do first thing in the morning after we wake up, primes our subconscious mind to work in a similar way throughout the day. Therefore, if you spend 5 minutes to search your memories for things that you can be grateful for, you will discover that you have a tendency to unconsciously do this throughout the day.”
― Jem Friar, Choosing Happier: How To Be Happy Despite Your Circumstances, History Or Genes