NEW eBook – How to be Wise and Happy
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Category: On happiness…
On Happiness – Give up pretensions
William James, considered by many to be the father of psychology, said: To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified. This is wonderful …
On Happiness – Let success follow happiness
Albert Schweitzer – humanitarian, prolific author and Nobel Peace Prize winner – said: Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love …
On Happiness: Give what you most want for yourself
Eve Ensler created Vagina Monologues after interviewing more than 200 women about their bodies. Its worldwide success helped her establish V-Day, a movement fighting violence against females that has …
On Happiness – Nietzsche
Nietzsche* wasn’t exactly a model of lightheartedness. He eventually succumbed to incapacitating mental illness, which some believe to have been part-inspired by his radical philosophies and relentless questioning of …
On Happiness – Epicurus
In stark contrast to the contemporaneous Stoics – for whom a virtuous soul was the key to happiness – Epicurus* believed ‘pleasure is the beginning and the goal of …
On Happiness: Save nothing up
Annie Dillard wrote a classic book on the experience of being a writer, called The Writing Life. In it she shares some wonderful wisdom that might be equally applicable …
On Happiness: You can’t do everything
Nora Ephron has a wonderful book of essays called I feel bad about my neck. In The story of my life in 3,500 words or less she talks about …
On Happiness – Aristotle
Aristotle* believed the aim of life is to be happy. But there’s a catch – to be happy, you have to be good. Fortunately, Aristotle wasn’t asking for perfect …
On Happiness – Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer* believed that life does not hold intrinsic meaning. Nor should we look to the world to make us happy. Rather, as in the animal kingdom, much of human …