I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you should have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit....
Richard Schoch | Posted 07.11.2008 | Living
By thinking about our deepest cares -- the kinds that don't easily translate into surveys or questionnaires -- we discover that happiness is the active orientation of our life towards meaning, purpose, and value.
Time | Tiffany Sharples | Posted 02.21.2008 | Living
If you think you can predict what you will like, think again. When people try to estimate how much they will enjoy a future experience, they are depen...
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.13.2007 | Living
Drinking was fun for other people, but it wasn't fun for me. I'd rather skip the drink, and skip the remorse, and save the calories. For me, it's much more fun NOT to drink than to drink.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.31.2007 | Living
One "little thing" that can be a source of unhappiness is being stuck on a task that's boring or irritating. The more you focus on your boredom or irritation, the more you'll amplify that feeling.
Karen Salmansohn | Posted 10.28.2007 | Living
Contagion theory of happiness also explains the powerful energy of "mob mentality" and why there's a tendency for groups of people in a theater or concert to share a similar feeling.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.26.2007 | Living
One of the critical pieces of information I've learned from the Happiness Project is that I should act the way I want to feel. If I want to feel more energetic, I need to act more energetic.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.24.2007 | Living
If you're having a conversation with someone, and it's interrupted, and that person shows no interest in picking up the thread of the dropped conversation, let it go.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.10.2007 | Living
One of my happiness-project resolutions is to take steps now that will lay the groundwork for my life decades from now.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.05.2007 | Living
You'll be happy that you asked a question. Whenever I do participate, I feel more engaged and enjoy myself more. I'm working on speaking up.
Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 10.03.2007 | Living
That today's women don't find doing laundry and dusting particularly pleasurable pursuits shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.23.2007 | Living
Looking and feeling your best doesn't have to be that ever-elusive grail. And neither does achieving high-quality sleep.
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Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.28.2008 | Living