My Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life

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“What’s THE Key to Happiness?” “What’s the Biggest Happiness Myth?” and Other Questions About Happiness.

As an intellectual challenge, I often pose questions to myself like,”What’s the key to happiness?” As Lytton Strachey observed, “Perhaps the best test of a man’s intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.” The subject of happiness can feel complex and overwhelming; forcing myself to answer fairly simplistic questions in a few words helps me clarify my thinking. Of …