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Category Archives: Happiness
A Beautiful Gift You Can Give Those You Care About
One trait about many people in my life that I have hated was their closedness to learning anything from me. I love it when people I love share my interests. It makes me feel closer to them. I want to … Continue reading
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She Got Happier By Going To The Conference
I too usually feel happier after pushing myself to attend some conference, be it LimmudLA or something racier in Las Vegas. Gretchen Rubin writes for Slate: — Novelty and challenge boost happiness. Going to a new city, meeting a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged gretchen rubin, Happiness, intellectual excitement, right technology, slate
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Happiness Myths
Gretchen Rubin writes for Slate.com: Happiness Myth No. 9: Spending some time alone will make you feel better. Wrong. Although it can be tempting to take a “personal day” when you’re feeling blue or to isolate yourself until you feel … Continue reading
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Tagged doing housework, gretchen rubin, hovel, mdash, personal day, unhappiness
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Will A Treat Pick You Up?
I often make this happiness mistake and let go of my obligations for a few hours or days because I think I deserve a break. I become even more slovenly than normal. Gretchen Rubin writes: When you’re feeling blue or … Continue reading
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Tagged bad mood, feelings of guilt, gretchen rubin, guilty pleasure, negative consequences, recycling bin
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I Want To Find One Good Woman And Make Her Very Happy
From Slate.com: Penelope Trunk is one of the most interesting and provocative writers about career happiness—and happiness in general. (I think it’s almost impossible to untangle these two issues, but Penelope might disagree with me on that.) She wrote a … Continue reading
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Seven Tips For Making New Friends
Orthodox Judaism, yoga and writer gatherings are ways I make new friends. From Slate.com: Ancient philosophers and scientists agree: Strong social ties are the KEY to happiness. You need close, long-term relationships; you need to be able to confide in … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient philosophers, long term relationships, new neighborhood, orthodox judaism, social ties, starting a new job
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Economist Tom Sowell On Dennis Prager’s Radio Show
Dennis: "I am about to speak about one of the clearest thinkers living. One of the top five…" "Allen Estrin, my producer, said America would be different if every college kid read this book. "The first edition of Applied Economics, … Continue reading
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Tagged college kid, Dennis Prager, john kerry, national security threat, profound commitment, radio show, senator john kerry, stage one, thinkers, tom sowell
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Happiness Strategies
I just got back from therapy. I was the happiest my therp has seen me. I’m doing yoga and Alexander Technique and acupuncture. I’m making new friends. I’m going out on adventures. I talk to beautiful women every day (and … Continue reading
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Give Others The Gift Of Your Emotional Predictability
Dennis Prager says on his radio show: "We think that emotions are what makes us happy. If I feel unhappy, I’m miserable. But if you let your emotions dictate how you look at life and how you act, you are … Continue reading
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What Happy People Do
From the New York Times: Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds. That’s what unhappy people do. Although … Continue reading
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Tagged john robinson, reading newspapers, rsquo, social indicators research, watching television
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