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

Enthusiasm is more important than innate ability, it turns out, because the single more important element in developing an expertise is your willingness to practice.

The First Splendid Truth: To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.

It's easy to be heavy; hard to be light.

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

Writing makes me happy.

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.