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How To Be a Grown-Up

The Next Big Idea

How to Get Happier as You Get Older

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Happiness is based on love. If you don't have a lot of love in your life, you can't get happier as you get older. You need to cultivate the relationships in your life,. Whether they're friendships or family relationships or your marriage. And you ought to see them get better as you get Older. The trick is to go from fluid to crystallized intelligence. That's about wisdom and passing on knowledge. Remember, don't just add, subtract. Don't just have a bucket list. No, have a reverse bucket list. For every year, on your birthday, look at the five or ten things you want to get rid because they’re holding you back.

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