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The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life "This book is amazing" - Chris Evans
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“these findings tell a story in which the age U-shape in job (and overall life) satisfaction is driven by unmet aspirations that are painfully felt in midlife, but beneficially abandoned and felt with less regret during old age.”30 The key to happiness, then, is managing one’s expectations. (This seems like the right time to warn you that you are r
... See moreKieran Setiya • Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
One fundamental criterion of a life well lived is love of life. It is terribly important, therefore, to enjoy life as it goes along. Joy cannot be postponed. Life as is is of infinite value.
Irving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
“In the end, people don't view their life as merely the average of all its moments—which, after all, is mostly nothing much plus some sleep. For human beings, life is meaningful because it is a story. A story has a sense of a whole, and its arc is determined by the significant moments, the ones where something happens. Measurements of people's minu... See more
Atul Gawande • Being Mortal
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I wish we knew more about how to make that bright green line go up, but we just haven’t yet defined the problem of “living a happy life”. We know that if you’re starving, lonely, or in pain, you’ll probably get happier if you get food, friends, and relief. After that, the returns diminish very quickly.
Adam Mastroianni • Why Aren't Smart People Happier?
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The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being
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If you're anything like me, you want to get to the end of your life and remember it as being joyful and happy. Given what we know about behavioral psychology, we are more likely to remember our lives as happy if they improve over time.
jamesclear.com • The Counterintuitive Approach to Finding Happiness: Do the Painful Things First
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