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Ancient philosophers and contemporary scientists agree: gratitude is a critical element to a happy life. I’m filled with gratitude right now, for the wonderful book party for Happier at Home thrown by some of my most fabulous blogger friends, the women of Go Mighty–Sarah Bryden-Brown, Maggie Mason, and Laura Mayes–and Isabel Kallman. It was a perfect evening: the setting, the …
From time to time, I post short interviews with interesting people about their insights on happiness. During my study of happiness, I’ve noticed that I often learn more from one person’s highly idiosyncratic experiences than I do from sources that detail universal principles or cite up-to-date studies. I’m much more likely to be convinced to try a piece of advice …
One of the most exciting things about working on my happiness project is seeing other people start their own happiness projects. I get a real kick from seeing these happiness-project blogs, where people have taken my basic idea and run with it themselves — taking the concept in so many different directions. Every happiness project is different; every one is …
