It was my interest in happiness that led me to the subject of habits, and of course, the study of habits is really the study of happiness. Habits are the in...
One of the best ways to make yourself happy in the present is to recall happy times from the past. Photos are a great memory-prompt, and because we te...
Work done by other people sounds easy. How hard can it be to take care of a newborn who sleeps 20 hours a day? How hard can it be to keep track of your billable hours? To...
Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they'r...
Enthusiasm is a form of so...
Watching TV is companionable: you share an experience, you can comment on the action here and there for a bit of conversation... it's a way of showing someone that...
People are powerfully moved by imagination, belief, and knowledge. They can consider the past and future. They can make changes...
When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought to bear on a supreme cha...
Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn't-fair results, it turns out that the happy outperform the...
In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find - and I hear from other people that they agree...