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Social Network Blueprint for Happiness

By Dan Buettner — 2018

The people you surround yourself with have a profound impact on your happiness.

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The Play of Sexual Polarity and Its Effects on Relationship Choices

Have you ever noticed either in your own or in your friends’ relationships, you can tell when there is a spark of sexual attraction or when there is more of a ‘friend energy’ than that of lovers? This ‘friend energy’ primarily occurs when two people have a lot in common but do not have a...

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Awaken
2013
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6 Friends You Need in Your Life

Our relationships create who we are and who we’re becoming. So in this way, I was interested in thinking about how friendships transform us.

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Carolee Belkin Walker
2017
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Can We Change Our Mental Health Genes?

Hyla Cass shares the words of William Walsh, a nutritional medicine expert.

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Hyla Cass
2012
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Making Relationships a Little Smoother Around the Edges

The more we can provide the conditions for happiness in others, the more likely we'll find the relationships we seek.

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Andy Puddicombe
2013
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The Dalai Lama: Happiness from Within

In this essay, I discuss what enduring happiness means according to the Buddhist perspective and the ways in which the Dalai Lama embodies this enduring happiness.

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Matthieu Ricard
2011
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The 36-Hour Dinner Party

Shared meals have always been about community, about what happens among family and friends—even enemies—when they gather around a table to eat; but once upon a time, before every family had its own kitchen in which Mom labored more or less alone, cooking was itself a social activity, one that...

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Michael Pollan
2010
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Understand Your Emotions to Grow and Heal

In McLaren’s view, we typically perceive emotions as problems, which we then thoughtlessly express or repress. She advocates a more mindful approach, where we step back and see our emotions as sources of information.

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Marci Sharif
2020
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Repressing or Expressing Emotions? There’s Another Choice!

I don’t know what happened to emotions in this society. They are the least understood, most maligned, and most ridiculously over-analyzed aspects of human life.

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Karla McLaren
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5 Intuitions About Love and Sex You Shouldn’t Ignore

When we're looking for love, we often miss seeing extraordinary signs and messages that pop up in our daily life.

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Judith Orloff, MD
2010
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When Rage Goes Viral: 4 Strategies to Cope with Anger in a Healthy Way

Our world is in the midst of an emotional meltdown. People are restless, volatile, our tempers about to blow. Why is rage so rampant? What is the solution?

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Judith Orloff
2011
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