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Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way

Reading a book on happiness is a great way to remind yourself how to be happy. The book doesn't offer any advice that is beyond the realm of common sense: spend time socializing with others, get good sleep, find a job you love, and live in a place that is fantastic. There were a few tidbits I though......more

Studies on happiness always fascinate me, primarily because of how wrong we typically are about what makes us happy. Dan Buettner's idea, to find and study some of the happiest places on earth, is a unique look at what factors affect our moods and, ultimately, our lives. One of the biggest takeaways......more

Take-aways include: the kind of friends you have are important (he literally wants you to make a list of your friends and rank them from happiest to unhappiest...spend time with the happiest ones. I totally agree, although put like that, ouch), money doesn’t make you happy (although being destitute......more

As someone who loves reading about happiness, I enjoyed Buettner's account of life in some of the happiest places on earth. While I had read many of the insights before, from cutting back commutes to practicing hobbies, a few were new to me. For example, the relationship between happiness and having......more