Researchers who studied a thousand Dutch vacationers concluded that by far the greatest amount of happiness extracted from the vacation is derived from the anticipation period.

The concept of happiness has to be reorganised.

In essence, the optimistic style involves taking credit for successes but little blame for failures.

It is only a slight exaggeration to say that happiness is the experience of spending time with people you love and who love you.

If there is time to reflect, slowing down is likely to be a good idea.

The evidence is unequivocal, there's a great deal more luck than skill in people getting very rich.

Facts that challenge basic assumptions-and thereby threaten people's livelihood and self-esteem-are simply not absorbed. The mind does not digest them.