HAPPINESS
As an intellectual challenge, I often pose questions to myself like. "What's the key to happiness? "Perhaps the best test of a man's intelligence is his capacity for making a summary." The subject of happiness can feel complex and overwhelming; forcing myself to answer fairly simplistic questions in a few words helps me clarify my thinking. Of course, thoughtful answers to these questions could go on for pages, but it helps me sometimes to keep it simple. If you had to identify a single element as the key element to happiness, what would it be? Strong relationships with other people. What’s the quickest, easiest way to give yourself a mood boost? Listen to an upbeat song you love, or jump up and down a few times. What’s the most pernicious happiness myth? That it's selfish and self-absorbed to try to be happier. What’s the most common mistake people make when trying to be happy? Making resolutions that are abstract and vague; resolutions work better when the...
