How To Be Happy

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« on: November 29, 2017, 05:03:47 pm »
How To Be Happy - Pretty damn cool consolidation by The New York Times of tips and tricks from "Behavioral scientists." Plenty of quality links therein.
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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2017, 12:43:22 pm »
Always expect the worse. The outcome will pleasantly surprise you every time.

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« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2017, 02:21:18 pm »
Wilshire and I have repeated versions of "hope for the best, plan for the worst" to each other for years.

+1 Srancy.
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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2017, 02:21:47 pm »
Happiness is awareness of reality. Nietzsche ( at times ) beautifully expresses components, such as happiness is the feeling power is growing inside you - but there's more.
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« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2017, 02:53:38 pm »
Happiness is awareness of reality. Nietzsche ( at times ) beautifully expresses components, such as happiness is the feeling power is growing inside you - but there's more.
Conversely, unhappiness is the feeling that an Alien is growing inside of you. ;)
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« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2017, 03:36:44 pm »
Happiness is awareness of reality. Nietzsche ( at times ) beautifully expresses components, such as happiness is the feeling power is growing inside you - but there's more.
Conversely, unhappiness is the feeling that an Alien is growing inside of you. ;)

I don't know - that could tickle  :D
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« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2017, 03:52:24 pm »
Happiness is awareness of reality. Nietzsche ( at times ) beautifully expresses components, such as happiness is the feeling power is growing inside you - but there's more.
Conversely, unhappiness is the feeling that an Alien is growing inside of you. ;)

I don't know - that could tickle  :D


Also, happiness sucks.

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« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2017, 04:40:44 pm »
Oooh, aaah, pretty! Wish I looked that cute. Yeah, happiness is for suckers ... sign of a shallow mind.
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