- Nov 07, 2020
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- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Do I need fifty finger-painted pictures by my toddler, or is one enough to capture this time of life? Mementos work best when they're carefully chosen - and when they don't take up much room!
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my 'Secrets of Adulthood' is: Somewhere, keep an empty shelf. I know where my empty shelf is, and I treasure it.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many people keep photos in their homes, in their office, or in their wallet, and happy families tend to display large numbers of photos at home. In 'Happier at Home,' I write about my 'shrine to my family' made of photographs.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Keep
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm always trying to figure out ways to keep hold of memories. My one-sentence journal, for instance.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like most people, I have several pet subjects - that may or may not be interesting to other people. Don't get me started on happiness, or habits, or children's literature, or Winston Churchill, unless you really want to talk about it.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
Work done by other people sounds easy. How hard can it be to take care of a newborn who sleeps 20 hours a day? How hard can it be to keep track of your billable hours? To travel for one night for business? To get a 4-year-old ready for school? To return a few phone calls? To load the dishwasher? To fill out some forms?
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often, the more reliably you perform a task, the less likely it is for someone to notice that you're doing it and to feel grateful and to feel any impulse to help or to take a turn.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to avoid 'unconscious overclaiming.' In unconscious overclaiming, we unconsciously overestimate our contributions relative to others. This makes sense, because we're far more aware of what we do than what other people do. Also, we tend to do the work that we value.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my most important 'Secrets of Adulthood': Outer order contributes to inner calm.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do better with routines and predictability. I don't react well when there's a sudden change in the schedule.
- Create
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'Happier at Home,' I write a lot about my struggle to create an unhurried atmosphere at home.
- General
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- Nov 07, 2020
For quotes, I have one document for general quotes; the other for happiness-related quotes, which I use for the 'Moment of Happiness,' my daily emails of happiness quotes.
- Creativity
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- Nov 07, 2020