Articles

Happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something you don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what you do have. Frederick Keonig, Inventor

Happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something you don’t have

The search for more can obscure what already matters.

I remember one morning getting up at dawn. There was such a sense of possibility. You know, that feeling. And I…I remember thinking to myself: So this is the beginning of happiness, this is where it starts...It was happiness. It was the moment, right then. The Hours (screenplay by David Hare)

I remember one morning getting up at dawn

There are mornings when the world feels newly made.

You can't be happier than happy. Richard Curtis' dad

You can’t be happier

More is not always an upgrade.

Feeling lost, crazy and desperate belongs to a good life as much as optimism, certainty and reason. Alain de Botton, Philosopher

Feeling lost, crazy and desperate

Not every difficult feeling is a sign that something is wrong.

No Miss Twice in a Row rule

The “Do Not Miss Twice in a Row” rule

The “Do Not Miss Twice in a Row” rule shows how consistency builds lasting habits by focusing on quick recovery…

Comparison is the thief of joy. Theodore Roosevelt

Comparison is the thief

Enough often stops feeling like enough after comparison.

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and then killing ourselves to get it. Don Herold

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want

Many people know how to work hard before they know what they want.

Care what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu

Care what other people think?

The desire to be liked can become a form of captivity.

Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth. Epicurus

Self-sufficiency

Neediness can make even abundance feel scarce.

Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. Charles de Montesquieu

Happiness is not the absence of problems

Problems are not always the opposite of happiness.

« Previous
1
…
63
64
65
66
67
…
76
Next »