My Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life

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If You Want More or Less of Something in Your Life, Measure It.

You know how when you become interested in an idea, it seems as though everything in the world relates to that idea? For example, for a long time, I kept remarking, in every possible context, “The days are long, but the years are short.” Everything reminded me of that idea. A good friend of mine had a preoccupation of her …


Trying To Go from Couch Potato to Regular Runner (or Whatever)? 6 Tips for Sticking to Your Resolution.

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: 6 tips to hold yourself accountable for keeping your resolutions. One thing I’ve discovered from doing my happiness project is – no surprise – it’s easy and fun to make a resolution, but it’s not always easy to keep a resolution. I’m fascinated by the question: what allows people to keep resolutions? Why …