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October 20, 2011

“Discovering a New Passion Always Makes Me Happy.”

Happiness interview: Grace Bonney. I’m a big fan of the wildly popular design blog Design*Sponge — “your home for all thing design” — headed up by Grace Bonney. Grace also has a new book out, Design*Sponge at Home — a kind of design “bible” with home tours, DIY projects, and lots of my personal favorite feature: before-and-afters. (Zoikes, I love … →

July 26, 2011

Make Something By Hand.

2011 Happiness Challenge: For those of you following the 2011 Happiness Project Challenge, to make 2011 a happier year — and even if you haven’t officially signed up for the challenge — welcome! This month’s theme is Creativity, and last week’s resolution was to Take time for projects. Did you try that resolution? Did it boost your happiness? This week’s … →

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Gretchen Rubin is one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on happiness. Her books Happier at Home and The Happiness Project were both instant New York Times bestsellers, and The Happiness Project has spent more than two years on the bestseller list. Here, she writes about her adventures as she test-drives the studies and theories about how to be happier.

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