Singapore is the happiest place in Asia

So learning to play a new instrument, learning a new language - those sorts of things will pay dividends for years or decades to come.

Singapore is the happiest place in Asia

If one fails to develop goals that give meaning to one’s existence, if one does not use the mind to it’s fullest, then good feelings fulfill just a fraction of the potential we possess. True happiness involves the pursuit of worthy goals. Without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.

I wake up in the morning and I see that flower, with the dew on its petals, and at the way it's folding out, and it makes me happy, she said. It's important to focus on the things in the here and now, I think. In a month, the flower will be shriveled and you will miss its beauty if you don't make the effort to do it now. Your life, eventually, is the same way.

The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.

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