Every week hundreds of these things come out, promising to bring health and happiness to the masses.  They’re so much a part of our modern wallpaper that we don’t think about them much, but they do have an impact on our psyches.  Discuss!

Links mentioned:

• Kroger supermarkets, old skool baby!

• Tricyle Magazine

• Shambala Sun

• What is Enlightenment?

• Yoga Journal

• Body + Soul Magazine

Patrick is appalled at Gwen’s living conditions and tries to do something about it.

Links mentioned:

• One of our favorites, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

• Gwen got herself organized using the Itso interlocking system.

Books mentioned:

• Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, by Karen Kingston.  Lots of new age mumbo jumbo but some pearls of organizational wisdom scattered throughout.

Working with stress constructively and without a bunch of new agey nonsense.

Links mentioned:

•  Tetris for the next generation: Lumines!

• A cool little tutorial on how to draw anime eyes.

• A very thourough site on stress management.

25 minutes chock-full of tips, tricks, and life-hacks to get your New Year started right.  Plus, one of our favorite sports, life-coach bashing!

Links mentioned:

• Want to quit smoking? Pull out your DS and pop in My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr

• A much finer podcast, WNYC’s Radiolab

• Zen Habits

• 43 Things

• Omnifocus for Mac.

Books mentioned:

• David Allen, author of Getting Things Done and 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life.

• The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh.