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Assay: I’m always looking for patterns in people’s actions and temperament. You know that old joke? “The world is divided into two groups: people who divide the world into two groups, and people who don’t.” I’m definitely in the first category. I love learning about patterns, such as the “service heart,” and I get a tremendous thrill whenever I manage …
Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: Seven tips for knowing if you’re being boring. In a movie I love, a quirky documentary called Sherman’s March, the documentary maker’s former high school teacher tells him, “As people get older, they get more like themselves. And you’re getting more boring.” I’ve never forgotten that. Like most people, probably, I have several …
2010 Happiness Challenge: For those of you following the 2010 Happiness Project Challenge, to make 2010 a happier year – and even if you haven’t officially signed up for the challenge — this months’s theme is Friends, and last week’s focus was Make three new friends. Did you try to follow that resolution? Did it help to boost your happiness? …
I’ve noticed that many people are fascinated by the happiness differences between men and women. For the most part, in my research and reflection, I don’t focus overmuch on this, because I think it obscures the differences among individuals. In particular, when I focus on the way “men” generally behave, I start to lump my husband along with half of …
