Gretchen Rubin - The Happiness Project (2009)

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We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.

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According to current research, in the determination of a person's level of happiness, genetics accounts for about 50 percent; life circumstances, such as age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, income, health, occupation, and religious affiliation, account for about 10 to 20 percent; and the remainder is a product of how a person thinks and acts.

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What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.

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One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.

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I grasped two things: I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasnt going to change unless I made it change.

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I needed to change the lens through which I viewed everything familiar.

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Some kind of clutter is difficult - letting go of things with sentimental value, sifting through papers - but some clutter I find very refreshing to clear. I drive my daughters nuts because I'm always wandering into their rooms to clear clutter.

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Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.

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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.

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What's fun for other people may not be fun for you- and vice versa.

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