Happier

Think I forgot
how to be happy
Something I'm not
but something I can be

Billie Eilish

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If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad

Sheryl Crow

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We are never so happy or unhappy as we imagine.

—La Rochefoucauld

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

—Mahatma Gandhi

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What is happiness
but growth in peace?

May Sarton

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We want happy paintings. Happy paintings. If you want sad things, watch the news.

Bob Ross

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The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality.

Andrew Solomon

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The secret of happiness is freedom.
The secret of freedom is courage.

—Carrie Jones

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Doing what you like is freedom.
Liking what you do is happiness.

—Frank Tyger

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Doesn’t anybody in the world
anymore want to get up in the
middle of the night and
sing?

Mary Oliver

Poem: The Work of Happiness

Poems on happiness

Ikigai

Happiness project

Happier

Gretchen Rubin blog

Know yourself better

Multidimensional happiness test

Positive psychology test

Gratitude test

Building happiness

Pathway to happiness

The unexpected joy of repeat experiences

From FOMO to JOMO

Happiness is not a destination but a direction

The little rituals that keep us going

The two kinds of happy people

A counterintuitive way to cheer up when you’re down

Positive psychology prompt cards

Positive psychology techniques

The Joy Factor

The Happiness Lab

Spontaneous happiness

How to find joy in your Sisyphean existence

Finding happiness in middle age

Nostalgia is a shield against unhappiness

An ode to low expectations

Happiness research institute

World happiness report

Finland wins ‘happiest country in the world’ title for the sixth time

3 things the Finnish never do

Finland’s the world’s happiest country; here’s how we do it

The Finnish secret to happiness? Knowing when you have enough.

We’re learning the wrong lessons from the world’s happiest countries

Poem: Happiness