We’ve all heard of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In contrast, I realized, happiness has four stages. To eke out the most happiness from an experience we must: anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express happiness, and recall a happy memory.

He is my fate. He's my soul mate. He pervades my whole existence. So, of course, I often ignore him.

Volunteering to help others is the right thing to do, and it also boosts personal happiness

Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it turns out that the happy out-perform the less happy.

Money. It's a good servant but a bad master.

You can choose what you do, you cant choose what you like to do.

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.