One of the most important lessons of childhood is discovering what you like to do.

Contemporary research shows that happy people are more altruistic, more productive, more helpful, more likable, more creative, more resilient, more interested in others, friendlier, and healthier. Happy people make better friends, colleagues, and citizens.

The absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good

One of my Secrets of Adulthood is: Most decisions don't require extensive research.

In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find — and I hear from other people that they agree — that getting rid of clutter gives a disproportionate boost to happiness.

Happiness is hard because it's very subjective. I know the people that seem happiest to me, but whether they are actually - what they're really like inside is really hard to say.

Pouring out ideas is better for creativity than doling them out by the teaspoon.