Pursuit of Happiness

Reflections on the Earnest "Pursuit of Happiness"

Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen | Posted 05.17.2012

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Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen

When you consider that the founding fathers of our country tried to provide us with the means for the actual separation between church and state, you ...

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How to Engineer a Happier Life

Manel Baucells and Rakesh Sarin | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Happiness, Tips on Happiness, Materialism, United Nations Conference on Happiness, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Pursuit of Happiness, Happiness Health, Happiness Is, Happiness Tips, Emotional Intelligence, Gross National Happiness Index, Tips for Happiness, Healthy Living News
Manel Baucells and Rakesh Sarin

Some people say that happiness is like a pendulum -- some days you are happy, some days not, and there's not much you can do to change that. Our view is different.

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History, Happiness and Colin Quinn

Charlotte Laws | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Charlotte Laws, California, Pursuit of Happiness, Colin Quinn, History Education, Colin Quinn Show, Colin Quinn Long Story Short, Colin Quinn Snl, European History Education, American History Education, Comedy News
Charlotte Laws

Europeans outperform Americans on "historical facts about the world." Since Americans start the race 200 paces behind Europeans, why try in the first place? As a nation, we feel disadvantaged historically-speaking, so why further embarrass ourselves?

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An Incomplete List of Things to Do Daily, to Be Happy and Healthy.

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Habits, Happiness, Relationships, Routine, Exercise, Health, Pursuit of Happiness, Happiness Advice, Happiness Is, Happiness Tips, And Happiness, Daily Basics, Sleep, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I've just started trying to come up with a list of the bare minimum of things we should do every day to be happy and healthy.

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Culture Crack: Why Our Addiction to Connection Is Changing Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in America

Kirk Snyder | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Social Connection, Pursuit of Happiness, Internet Addiction, Social Media Technology, Community Technology, Mind Body Connection, Connectedness Technology, Technology News
Kirk Snyder

While crack cocaine rewires the chemistry of the brain, technological connection rewires the chemistry of the culture. It's an addiction that is changing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in America.

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The Way To Happiness: It's Not What You Think

Andy Smith | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Personal Fulfillment, Happy Life, Happiness, My Happiness, Happy, Love and Happiness, Pursuit of Happiness, Healthy Living News
Andy Smith

How do you find happiness? A first step in tackling this question is to understand what happiness means. But herein lies the problem. Our understanding of what happiness is (and how to get it) is often misaligned with what really drives happiness.

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7 Happiness Theories I Reject

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Literature, Quotes, Psychology, Theories, Quotations, Happiness, Life Quotes Happiness, Happiness Quotes, Pursuit of Happiness, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

As audacious as it may seem to contradict venerable figures such as John Stuart Mill, Flaubert or Sartre, I disagree with some of their views about the nature of happiness.

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Love, Success Or Your Job ... What Happiness Isn't

Shawn Achor | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Changing Definition of Happiness, Meaning of Happiness, Healthy Living Mind, Psychology of Happiness, Definition of Happiness, Emotional Intelligence, Pursuit of Happiness, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Shawn Achor

Over the past several years, I have been researching the relationship between happiness and success, only to discover that the problem is not that we forget to pursue happiness, but that we are pursuing it with the wrong formula.

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My Search For Happiness With Feng Shui

Wendy Litner | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Furniture Design, Self-Improvement, Self-Help, Pursuit of Happiness, Feng Shui, Wisdom, Feng Shui Can Change Your Life, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Wendy Litner

It was clear that the only thing standing between me, publishing a book to critical acclaim and eternal love with my husband, was where I put my couch.

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A Job for Everyone: Democracy in America

Pam Spritzer | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Fair Elections Now Act, Poverty, Military Industrial Complex, Third World America, Economy, Pursuit of Happiness, Charles Ferguson, Larry Summers, Jobs, Obama, Citizens United, Equal Opportunity, Campaign Finance, Unemployment, Dwight Eisenhower, Koch Brothers, 2012 Election, Corporations, Wpa, Jobs Report, Politics News
Pam Spritzer

Fourteen million Americans were unemployed in May. All the while, corporations rake in record profits. This disconnect between public need and public policy is causing widespread suffering. Why isn't our government serving us, and what can we do?

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It's Time to Shift Into Your Heart-Gear

Carolyn Ziel | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Wealth, Pursuit of Happiness, Corporate Greed, Corporate Social Responsibility, Heart in Business, Love, RedistributingWealth in America, Happiness, Business News
Carolyn Ziel

More and more often these days, the message seems to be "open your heart." "Love thy neighbor" is no longer just for ourselves at home, at play and at...

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Don't Let Anyone Snatch Your Joy

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Philosophy, Football, Positive Psychology, Positive Emotion, Joy, Happiness, Notre Dame, Pursuit of Happiness, Happiness Advice, Happiness Tips, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

What wisdom will it take for you to get beneath the surface stuff of life and come into possession of a deep personal experience of joy? And then, what will it take for you to protect your joy?

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The Biblical Definitions Of The Pursuit Of Happiness

Philip Reynolds | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Pursuit of Happiness, Declaration, Declaration of Independence, John Templeton Foundation, Shakespeare, Happy, Thomas Jefferson, Happiness, Emory University, Chaucer, Religion News
Philip Reynolds

How should we construe the right to pursue happiness? The problem is that the words "happy" and "happiness" are used today in variety of interrelated but distinct senses.

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Are We Hung Up On Happiness?

Dan Gottlieb, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dan Gottlieb, Ph.D.

The U.S. Declaration of Independence gives us the right to pursue happiness. That's all well and good, but are we finding that the pursuit of happiness can make us miserable?

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Sino-U.S. Relations: Reconsider the Fundamentals

Eric C. Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Commons, Liberty, Beijing, Foreign Affairs, Pursuit of Happiness, Political Philosophy, Washington DC, China, World News
Eric C. Anderson

Though Beijing and Washington appear to be operating under very similar fundamental principals, I would caution, against making too much of these philosophical similarities.

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Overcoming My Fear on the Road to Happiness

Randy Taran | Posted 11.17.2011

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Randy Taran

Ask yourself, what is the scariest thing that you could do? For me, it's revealing what's most important me, to a large group of people. Not only did I not seek out these opportunities, I ran from them!

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Are Restless Americans Unhappy Americans?

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychological Science, Population Genetics, Alexis De Tocqueville, Pursuit of Happiness, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Positive Psychology, University of Virginia, Novelty Seeking, Happiness, Oishi, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

Psychologist Shigehiro Oishi has for some years been studying the mental and emotional consequences of residential mobility. He shows that mobility shapes our identities, friendships and even our happiness.

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10 Easy Ways to Be Happy Now: Exercising the Happiness Muscle

Randy Taran | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Happiness Methods, How to Be Happy, The Happiness Project, Pursuit of Happiness, Women and Happiness, Happiness Tips, The Hap, Happiness Project, Happy Place, Healthy Living News
Randy Taran

How can we develop that happiness muscle, and start pumping up our happiness? Here are 10 easy tips that can make a real difference.

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Happiness And The Money Factor

Kristen Houghton | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Money, Lifestyle, Living News, Pursuit of Happiness, Economy, Happiness Tips, Advice, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Kristen Houghton

I would never discount peace and contentment-inducing happiness factors like meditation, prayer, love, friendship, or charity. However, I disagree that money isn't necessary for a happy life.

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The Next Economy: The Pursuit Of Happiness

Paul David Walker | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Leadership, Green Business, Living, Green Living, Spirituality, Religion, Consumerism, Personal Health, Pursuit of Happiness, Healthy Living News
Paul David Walker

I believe the next economy will be based on the "pursuit of happiness." There are many industries that can thrive if the "pursuit of happiness" begins to replace consumerism.

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"Happiness Is" Film Says Giving Is The Way To Contentment

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Dalai Lama, What Is Happiness, Pursuit of Happiness, Nonprofits, Documentary, Road Trip, Happiness Is, Willie Nelson, Capcitykids, Andrew Shapter, Impact News

In 2006, documentary filmmaker Andrew Shapter was on a tour promoting his first film, "Before the Music Dies" when someone asked him what he planned t...

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Giving And The Pursuit Of Happiness

Andrew Shapter | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: America, Rights, Philanthropy, Liberty, Relationships, Charity, Freedom, Pursuit of Happiness, The Giving Life, Declaration of Independence, Giving, Chicago, Healthy Living News
Andrew Shapter

Is happiness something that we can really pursue? If so, how would we define what happiness is, and when would we know if or when we've got it?

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Dust, Drudgery And Bliss: Happiness And Volunteering

Mark Setton | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Science of Happiness, Depression, Volunteering, Pursuit of Happiness, Happiness, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Mark Setton

After so many years concentrating on what makes depressed people depressed, scientists are now beginning to study what makes happy people happy.

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Let's Go Fly A Kite!

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lita Smith-Mines

The kite-flying cavorting couple on the beach were light-years ahead of me in realizing that aspiration and achievement are not always the same thing.

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The Secret To Happiness: Don't Care!

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Comparison, Psychology, Happiness Tips, Pursuit of Happiness, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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