how to be happy

The happiness paradox and why you should not track your happiness

Don’t track your happiness

The happiness tracking app promised to change my life. Three months later, I had beautiful graphs showing my happiness peaks…

If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. Italian proverb

If nothing is going well

When life falls apart, we return to the people who make us feel safe.

The secret to happiness is low expectations. Barry Schwartz, a psychologist, and author of The Paradox of Choice

The secret to happiness

Sometimes the problem is not life. It’s the standard you’ve set for it.

Anticipation is sometimes more exciting than actual events. Ana Monnar

Anticipation

Sometimes the waiting is part of the reward.

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.

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.

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like violin. John Lubbock

Happiness is a thing to be practiced

Happiness may be less like luck and more like craftsmanship.

Less texting, more hugging. Hugs make you happy. Science says so. Mom says so. Scientific moms say so. Eric Barker, Barking up the wrong tree

Less texting, more hugging

We are more connected than ever and often lonelier than ever.

Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for your life to begin and start making the most of the moment you are in. Germany Kent

Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for your life to begin

Someday can quietly consume an entire lifetime.