“…happy people find it easier to get and stay married than unhappy people do, because happy people make better dates and easier spouses. “…’Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ for their destructive role in relationships: stonewalling, defensiveness, criticism, and contempt.”. “…marital satisfaction drops substantially after the first child arrives.”. “’It is by studying little things,’ wrote Samuel Johnson, ‘that we attain the great art of having as little misery, and as much happiness as possible.’”. “The philosopher and psychologist William James explained, ‘Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not,’”. “An important aspect of happiness is managing your moods, and studies show that one of the best ways to lift your mood is to engineer an easy success, such as tackling a long-delayed chore.”. “…following my Fourth Commandment, ‘Do it now,’ I started to apply the ‘one-minute rule’ I didn’t postpone any task that could be done in less than a minute.”. You avoid having a big tangle of mystery cords, plus when you get rid of the device, you can get rid of the ancillary parts, too.” “When you buy any kind of device, put the cords, the manual, all that stuff in a Ziploc bag. 
Instead of making people feel more satisfied, a wide range of options can paralyze them.” “Although people like to believe they like to have lots of choices, in fact, having too many choices can be discouraging.“…as a minimum of activity for good health, people should aim to take 10,000 steps a day”.“The repetitive activity of walking, studies show, triggers the body’s relaxation response and so helps reduce stress at the same time, even a quick ten-minute walk provides an immediate energy boost and improves mood”.“In Daniel Gilbert’s book Stumbling on Happiness, he argues that the most effective way to judge whether a particular course of action will make you happy in the future is to ask people who are following that course of action right now if they’re happy and assume that you’ll feel the same way.”.“Among other benefits, people who exercise are healthier, think more clearly, sleep better, and have delayed onset of dementia.“For my mental energy: I needed to tackle my apartment and office, which felt oppressively messy and crowded.”.
“For my physical energy: I needed to make sure that I got enough sleep and enough exercise.”. Studies also show that when you feel energetic, your self-esteem rises.” 
“…research shows, being happy energizes you, and at the same time, having more energy makes it easier for you to engage in activities – like socializing and exercise – that boost happiness.
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