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Amy Jones 8/20/13 Amy Jones 8/20/13

how to use discretionary funds to make yourself happy: buy time, experiences, and “treats” in psychology today
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Amy Jones 6/12/13 Amy Jones 6/12/13

look but don’t touch: wanting expensive things feels better than owning them in the atlantic “Thinking about acquisition provides momentary happiness boosts to materialistic people, and because they tend to think about acquisition a lot,…
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Amy Jones 6/11/13 Amy Jones 6/11/13

jonathan safren foer on technology, “saving” time and being alone in the nyt   "Let’s assume, though, that we all have a set number of days to indent the world with our beliefs, to find and create the beauty that only a finite exis…
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Amy Jones 5/28/13 Amy Jones 5/28/13

happiness over time: promotion-mindedness vs. prevention-mindedness in the atlantic ““What the hell happened to me?” she would wonder. A lot of people feel that way to some extent when we look back at our younger selves and realize how much we’ve …
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Amy Jones 1/23/13 Amy Jones 1/23/13

victor frankl and happiness vs. meaning in the atlantic “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing,” Frankl wrote in Man’s Search for Meaning, “the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in a…
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Amy Jones 7/17/12 Amy Jones 7/17/12

not only does nature put you in a better mood, it makes you smarter
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Amy Jones 1/23/12 Amy Jones 1/23/12

will money make you like yourself? maybe.  scientific american
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Amy Jones 1/19/12 Amy Jones 1/19/12

top ten pieces of advice from older adults: a gerontologist shares his research in the huffington post
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Amy Jones 6/25/11 Amy Jones 6/25/11

Compelling Atlantic article on why kids with “perfect” childhoods often are unhappy as adults. A few excerpts: “I can’t tell you how often I have to say to parents that they’re putting too much emphasis on their kids’ feelings because of…
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Amy Jones 6/10/11 Amy Jones 6/10/11

Happiness defined (again): feel good, get interested, have friends, make meaning, get something done
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Amy Jones 5/23/11 Amy Jones 5/23/11

can we be too happy? photo: Pakayla Rae Biehn
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Amy Jones 4/24/11 Amy Jones 4/24/11

Joy and woe are woven fine.  -William Blake The Atlantic’s fascinating glimpse into the much-publicized longitudinal study of the physical and mental health  of 268 male Harvard students initiated in 1937 and still going strong.
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Amy Jones 4/10/11 Amy Jones 4/10/11

Findings from The Longevity Project in The Atlantic: "It may not directly sicken or shorten the life of the person experiencing the unhappiness. But it apparently can be toxic for people who have to live with that unhappy person.“ Megan F…
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Amy Jones 4/4/11 Amy Jones 4/4/11

check out this wonderful three-part pbs series (i found it well worth the time commitment) created by harvard’s happiness expert daniel gilbert.  series overview (chevy chase, john leguizamo, and robert kennedy jr. are among the contributers)
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Amy Jones 3/28/11 Amy Jones 3/28/11

is anticipating your vacation the best part?
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Amy Jones 3/26/11 Amy Jones 3/26/11

75,000 is the magic number (if you live in nyc, check out paragraph six)
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Amy Jones 3/25/11 Amy Jones 3/25/11

“People routinely mispredict how much pleasure or displeasure future events will bring.”
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