“ Strive to be emotionally self-sufficient so you can draw closer to other people. ”
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“ Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change. ”
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“ ... one flaw throws the loveliness of [everything else] into focus. I remember reading that Shakers deliberately introduced a mistake into the things they made, to show that man shouldn't aspire to the perfection of God. Flawed can be more perfect than perfection. ”
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“ The First Splendid Truth: To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth. ”
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“ The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted, yet everyone takes the happy person for granted. No one is careful of his feelings or tries to keep his spirits high. He seems selfsufficient; he becomes a cushion for others. And because happiness seems unforced, that person usually gets no credit. ”
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“ Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch more and to make eye contact more frequently. ”
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“ The First Splendid Truth: To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth. ”
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“ There is a preppy wabisabi to soft, faded khakis and cotton shirts, but it's not nice to be surrounded by things that are worn out or stained or used up. ”
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“ It’s easy to assume that we “should” undertake a particular clutterclearing task. When we’re very clear about why we’re doing it, it’s easier to use our time and energy productively—and also to recognize success. ”
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“ I did, however, vow to stop reading books that I didn’t enjoy. I used to pride myself on finishing every book I started—no longer. ”
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“ I did, however, vow to stop reading books that I didn’t enjoy. I used to pride myself on finishing every book I started—no longer. ”
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