“Bonus: Commencement Address Given by Gretchen Rubin: Five Essential Paradoxes for a Happy Life”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
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The Five Paradoxes of Happiness
In a world full of suffering and injustice, is it morally appropriate for an individual to seek to be happier? Research shows that when we're happier, we're more likely to engage with the problems of the world. One of the best ways to make ourselves happy is to make other people happy: Do good, feel good. We should be selfish if only for selfless reasons; at the same time, we should be selfless if only for selfish reasons. There can't be a one size fits all answer on how to achieve your aims - you have to figure it out yourself.
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