Happiness

The Unsung Heroes
Is there such a thing as a truly unselfish act? I don’t know. I also don’t care. I’ll let the…
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How to Change Your Life and Always Feel Good
Warning: If you’re someone who A. Reads this blog regularly, or B. Prefers feeling miserable, you can skip this one…
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Now I Can Die in Peace
I root for professional sports teams in a city famous for not winning a championship in 50 years. It’s almost…
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What’s Possible Today?
Marital status aside—my life looks a lot like I thought it would when I was growing up. I live in…
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The Pursuit of Happiness, Vol. 3
“Happiness comes in small doses, folks. It’s a cigarette or a chocolate chip cookie or a five-second orgasm. That’s it,…
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The Pursuit of Happiness, Vol. 2
There is a small country in South Asia—Bhutan—where the government measures its success based on the collective happiness of its…
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The Three Wishes
Everyone has considered it. Finding that genie lamp. Three wishes. “Only” three. Because we’re greedy and we want more. We…
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Why Kids Are Happier Than You
Kids are smarter than you. When kids aren’t crapping their pants, exposing themselves in public or throwing temper tantrums because…
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The Pursuit of Happiness
People chase money. They chase sex. Fame. Status. They chase adventure. Education. Fitness. People chase fun. Friendship. Spiritual peace. ……
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The Fantasy Life, Vol. 3
Not unlike some overdue library books I kept far too long, my fantasy football teams in 2013 were a reflection…
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