My Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life

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“I Place a High Value on These Black Market Pearls of Wisdom.”

Happiness interview: Natalie Taylor. Natalie Taylor has written a wonderful, moving memoir, Signs of Life. When she was 24 years old and five-months pregnant, Natalie’s husband Josh died in a skateboarding accident, and her book describes what she went through over the next few years. I really loved this book. One of my happiness-project resolutions is to Read memoirs of …


“Nature, Which Makes Nothing Durable, Always Repeats Itself So That Nothing Which It Makes May Be Lost.”

“Nature, which makes nothing durable, always repeats itself so that nothing which it makes may be lost.” – Oscar Wilde * A great way to start the new year is to help someone, and if you want to take a step in the next five minutes to help someone, sign up to be an organ donor. And tell your family, …


Video: Be Happier — Put Your Values into Action in Your Everyday Life.

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 month’s theme is Eternity. Last week’s theme was Do good, feel good. Did you try to follow that resolution? Did it help to boost your happiness? This …