By Jay Knight

Jay knight is the pen name I have used to write three books. In 2014, I wrote a book entitled The Happy Class which was, for a short time, an Amazon best seller. In 1990, I was a co-founder of Discovery Zone, which made a lot of kids happy. Most of my career has been in helping to start companies and some of that background can be found here.

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The Bell Curve and You

The Bell Curve: It looks a little like this.  And most human behavior can be charted on a curve like it. For example, IQ scores are like this: with the most people, (the highest part of the curve) being at 100. The curve goes down as we increase (or decrease) the IQ score so that […]

People Do Not Change

By Jay Knight

People Do Not Change

People Do Not Change – at least not the way you want them to. Missing this point can lead to spending time with, even marrying, the wrong people. Remember the old cliche “You can’t teach an old Dog New tricks? Well, people are a bit like old dogs. And both the trainer and trainee will […]

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Decisions Part Two – THE BOX

Decisions – The Box As stated in Decisions Part One, making decisions can be one of the hardest things humans do. They fret, they worry, and they make themselves unhappy all during the process and even afterward by second-guessing their decision. In Part One, we discussed how to approach repetitive decisions and ‘everything else’. Now […]

Decisions Part One - When to Think

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By Jay Knight

Decisions Part One – When to Think

Decisions – When to think: Making decisions can be one of the hardest things humans do. They fret, they worry, and they make themselves unhappy all during the process and even afterward by second-guessing their decision. I break decisions into two discussions – first is when to think (the second is how to deal with […]

By Jay Knight

Happiness Starts with Death and God

Death and God: This is probably the number one key to True Happiness…. the ‘killer app’. All humans are mortal, and we all die. Actually, death is the defining characteristic of life. It’s the one thing we all know will happen for sure. Yet, it is a seldom discussed topic on a personal level. It […]

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There Are No Rules

There are no rules, only respect for yourself and others: If you can keep this concept near the center of all you do, it makes being happy easier. It’s really two concepts pulled together. First is ‘no rules.’ If you had no rules, then you would have no expectations of others and thus fewer disappointments. […]

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By Jay Knight

Practice can make you happier

You can actually improve your happiness level without changing your circumstances. It’s like singing. I’m a terrible singer, but with some guidance and practice, I would be less terrible. Happiness is like that. And while I have no interest in improving my singing ability, I am, and maybe you are as well, usually interested in […]

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By Jay Knight

There are no rules – just the Happy Class

There are no rules, only respect for yourself and others.  If you can keep this concept near the center of all you do, it makes being happy easier. It’s really two concepts pulled together.  First is ‘no rules’.If you had no rules, then there would be no expectations of others and thus no disappointments. No […]

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By Jay Knight

People Do Not Change

First, let me say that this is an exaggeration. People change all the time.  The problem is that very often they do not change the way you want them to. Missing this point can lead to spending time with, even marrying, the wrong people. If your boyfriend is rude and it bothers you a lot, […]

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By Jay Knight

Decisions – How to make them and stay happy

Welcome Back to the Happy Class – the previous post is here in case you missed it. https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/columnist/jay-knight/the-happy-class-lets-get-started/ Making decisions can be one of the hardest things humans do. They fret. They worry. And they make themselves unhappy all during the process – and even afterward by second-guessing their decisions. I break decision-making into two […]

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The Happy Class – Let’s get started

By definition, being happy should be fun, not work. So let’s go have some fun… It is good to understand that there are two kinds of happiness. They are so similar, it can be hard to tell them apart at times. One type of happiness I call Situational Happiness. Like a first kiss with a […]