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Mark K. Setton, D.Phil., is the founder of www.Pursuit-of-Happiness.org (Teaching Happiness Inc.), a non-profit organization devoted to education on the historical and scientific study of human happiness and positive psychology.

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Person of the Year: Let's Vote!

0 Comments | Posted December 20, 2009 | g:i A

Let's get straight to the point.

Today Arianna Huffington suggested that Time magazine designate the Washington lobbyists "Persons of the Year." I think this is a brilliant idea, but somehow I don't think Time magazine is going to oblige. How about nominating this distinguished group as "Huffington...

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Dust, Drudgery And Bliss: Happiness And Volunteering

0 Comments | Posted October 6, 2009 | g:i A

Following Hurricane Katrina's rampage through the deep South in 2005, I learned that a group of volunteers was planning to do a "post-hurricane" cleanup in Louisiana and Mississippi. I called my two children, who at that moment in their lives seemed to live on the Internet. To my surprise, they...

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What Happened To The Pursuit Of Happiness?

0 Comments | Posted October 25, 2008 | g:i A

It seems that many Americans have been pursuing the Wall Street version of happiness with a vengeance, encouraged by the 2006 blockbuster "Pursuit of Happyness," in which Will Smith and his real-life son become best buddies in an epic journey from rags to riches. Try typing "pursuit of happiness" on...

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