What I found is, really, you always have to begin by nailing what is true about you, because something that works very well for someone else might not work for you at all.

In general, religious people seem to be happier than non-religious people - under various definitions of "religiosity," such as church attendance or professed spiritual beliefs.

The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference.

Self-knowledge makes me happy.

I spend a lot of time saying to myself, "Well, is that really what I like to do? Is that really something that makes me happy?" and letting go of the things that don't make me happy.

Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you need to, and disengage when you need to. Technology is a good servant but a bad master.

Happy people make people happy, but I can’t make someone be happy, and no one else can make me happy.