One of the best ways to make yourself happy in the present is to recall happy times from the past. Photos are a great memory-prompt, and because we tend to take photos of happy occasions, they weight our memories to the good.

Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life.

When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.

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.

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

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

Happiness can seem like an abstract, transcendent notion, but in fact, I found that getting enough sleep (very important!!), getting exercise, not letting myself get too hungry, not letting myself get too cold (I'm a person who is always cold), made a big difference. Partly because I felt happier, partly because feeling physically comfortable makes it easier to keep other difficult happiness-boosting resolutions like biting my tongue.