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people who enjoy silliness are one third more likely to be happy.
Gretchen Rubin • The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
This will always be your struggle whether you are twenty-one or fifty-one. I know this from experience. When I quit the New York Times to be a full-time mother, the voices of the world said that I was nuts. When I quit it again to be a full-time novelist, they said I was nuts again. But I am not nuts. I am happy. I am successful on my own terms. Be... See more
James Clear • 1999 Mount Holyoke Commencement Speech
In a pure sense, what is ‘normal’ shouldn’t matter very much at all. What is widespread in our community is often wrong and what is currently considered odd might actually be quite wise. But however much we know this intellectually, we are profoundly social creatures; millions of years of evolution have shaped our brains so as naturally to give a g
... See moreAlain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education
By the age of twenty-five, Susan B. Anthony had made a conscious choice to remain single.
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
Derek Thompson • The Anti-Social Century
Lonely people are scanning for threats because they unconsciously know that nobody is looking out for them, so no one will help them if they are hurt.
Johann Hari • Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions
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