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“So Many People Detract From Their Happiness By Worry About What Might Happen…and What People Think About Them.”

Interview: Alina Tugend. Alina Tugend writes the biweekly ShortCuts column for the New York Times business section, and she has a great new book that just hit the shelves: Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong. One of my most helpful happiness-project resolutions is to Enjoy the fun of failure, and I’m very interested in how to deal …


10 Common Happiness Mistakes.

Every Wednesday is Tip Day — or List Day, or Quiz Day. This Wednesday: 10 common happiness mistakes. To delay to do something important until you have some “free time,” because you may never have any free time To retreat into isolation when you’re unhappy To neglect to make a small change because you think a big change is necessary …


5 Common Happiness Mistakes — “Boosters” That Actually Do More Harm Than Good.

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: 5 happiness boosters that actually do more harm than good. Everyone has a few tricks for beating the blues – things you do when you’re feeling down to try to boost your mood. I’ve found out from long experience, however, that several of the most popular strategies don’t actually work very well in …