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Category Archives: Happiness
How Men & Women Experience Happiness Differently
Relationship expert Alison Armstrong tells Dennis Prager July 18: “The physical expression of happiness is really different between a man and a woman… When a man experiences happiness, his neck, chest and shoulders puff up. There’s this surge. He looks … Continue reading
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Children May Be The Greatest Vehicle To Unhappiness
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “Parents should not rely on their children to make them happy.” “Do you want your parents to rely on you for their happiness? Isn’t it liberating to know that they have their … Continue reading
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Who Is The Happy Man? He Who Is Content With His Lot
Dennis Prager writes: After 25 years of lecturing on happiness, writing a book on the subject (“Happiness Is a Serious Problem”) and devoting an hour of my radio show every week for the last 13 years to happiness, here are … Continue reading
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Is Contentment A Good Thing?
In my Christian upbringing, contentment was a big virtue. You were supposed to be satisfied with whatever you had in physical possessions and career success and the like. You weren’t supposed to strive to be a big shot. I grew … Continue reading
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You Have To Make An Effort
On Dennis Prager’s radio show today, psychiatrist Dr. Stephen Marmer said: “Happiness, love, creativity, will power, all of them need input. Entropy, the tendency for things to disintegrate, is the default state. If we don’t put energy in, we’re going … Continue reading
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What Should You Do When You’re Overcome By Anxiety?
I got a call from a student tonight. He said he was struggling at work and feeling inadequate to the challenges of his life. He felt crippled by anxiety. Did I have any advice? He expected me to give him … Continue reading
I’m A Very Private Person
Dennis Prager H2 today: Why do couples have trouble opening up about marital issues to their couple friends? If they did, they would probably discover that their friends have some of the same issues they do. Dennis: Couples should open … Continue reading
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Do You Add Joy?
On his happiness hour Friday, Dennis Prager asked if you bring joy to people’s lives. We all know people who bring gloom. I’m thinking of one person. I can spot him from far away. He is that deformed by his … Continue reading
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Why Do Guys Hold Back?
On Dennis Prager’s radio show today, Dennis said: “I define a close friend as someone to whom you open up. Someone to whom you can say anything. “Whatever you hold back is a gulf. The only reason that people do … Continue reading
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Most Of What You Want Isn’t Good For You
On his radio show Oct. 22, 2010, Dennis said: Most Of What You Want Isn’t Good For You. It will not make you happy. The list is so long that I could spend the rest of the show just listing … Continue reading
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