The production process for happiness is therefore how you allocate your attention

much of what we do simply comes about, rather than being thought about.

The main point of salient feedback is to help you make decisions about the inputs into your production process of happiness.

The benefits of saving for your retirement come not only from being secure in your old age but also from feeling secure about your old age now.

Your happiness is determined by how you allocate your attention.

Don’t put off until tomorrow happiness that can be experienced today.

Our attention is attracted to what’s new, remember, so using varied skills focuses our attention on them, thus making purpose more salient.

By using priming, defaults, commitments, and norms in your own life, you can become a whole lot happier without actually having to think very hard at all about becoming happier.

current income relative to previous income is a significant predictor of life satisfaction and mental health, whether people move up or down.66 There is also evidence, again using reports of life satisfaction and mental health, that the gains from increases in income can be completely offset if your expectations about gains in income rise faster