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    Pet a Dog
    Steven Hansen
    • 2 days ago
    • 1 min

    Pet a Dog

    By now, we are all familiar with the growing popularity of emotional support animals, and therapy dogs in particular. You see them...
    16 views0 comments
    Live Near a Park or Forest
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 24
    • 2 min

    Live Near a Park or Forest

    Wouldn’t you rather look at trees than other buildings? It just makes sense that people who live near parks and greenspaces are healthier...
    45 views0 comments
    Listen to Gregorian Chant
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 1
    • 1 min

    Listen to Gregorian Chant

    Can a medieval dirge make you feel better? Well, some experts believe that listening to Gregorian chants, specifically, can put you in a...
    40 views0 comments
    Move to Fremont, California
    Steven Hansen
    • Mar 4
    • 1 min

    Move to Fremont, California

    For the third year in a row, Fremont, California, has earned the title of Happiest City in the United States. The 2022 WalletHub study,...
    48 views0 comments
    Need a Shoulder to Cry On? How About a Papal Blessing? Or a Magic Spell?
    Steven Hansen
    • Feb 17
    • 5 min

    Need a Shoulder to Cry On? How About a Papal Blessing? Or a Magic Spell?

    Sometimes we just need a little extra help to get through a rough patch. Maybe it’s a tough time at work that you’re slogging through, a...
    61 views0 comments
    Get Your Zzzzzs
    Steven Hansen
    • Feb 7
    • 1 min

    Get Your Zzzzzs

    You know how crappy you feel when you don’t get a good night’s rest due to nuisances like squabbling neighbors or nagging work worries?...
    23 views0 comments
    Enjoy This 11-Hour, Hypnotizing Break
    Steven Hansen
    • Jan 8
    • 1 min

    Enjoy This 11-Hour, Hypnotizing Break

    The holidays are finally over. Everyone has gone back home or returned to school and we’re taking a breather before getting back into our...
    80 views0 comments
    Surround Yourself with Happy People
    Steven Hansen
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Surround Yourself with Happy People

    Stefan James of Project Life Mastery has devoted his life to helping others create and live extraordinary lives. We all have the power to...
    25 views0 comments
    Sip the Mmm-magic of Matcha
    Steven Hansen
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Sip the Mmm-magic of Matcha

    It’s getting chilly out there these days. Great weather for enjoying a nice hot cup of tea. How about a cup of matcha? Matcha, the...
    24 views0 comments
    Change Your Name to Judy or Joshua
    Steven Hansen
    • Nov 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Change Your Name to Judy or Joshua

    What’s in a name, you ask? How about the key to lifelong happiness and popularity. Psychologist David Holmes of Manchester (UK)...
    32 views0 comments
    Create A New Ritual
    HA Staff
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Create A New Ritual

    A friend and his spouse have a simple holiday tradition. They go out for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning. They go to the same cozy...
    33 views0 comments
    Take a Nap
    Steven Hansen
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Take a Nap

    Finally! Scientifically proven evidence that we’d all feel happier if everybody just took a nap! A study between napping and happiness...
    27 views0 comments
    Make It to October
    Steven Hansen
    • Sep 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Make It to October

    “Tis June, the fairest month of all, bright June, the month of roses.” Kansan poet Elva May Root makes a good point about the sixth month...
    28 views0 comments
    Listen to the Blues
    Steven Hansen
    • Sep 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Listen to the Blues

    That’s right. The Blues. Those heart-wrenching ballads sung by the genre’s finest -- and bluesiest -- singers like Muddy Waters, Ma...
    24 views0 comments
    Where Do You Belong?
    Steven Hansen
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    Where Do You Belong?

    As we continue to cautiously emerge from the bunkers of our pandemic isolation, it feels good to fall back into familiar routines once...
    52 views0 comments
    Listen to the Most Beautiful Duet Ever Written
    Steven Hansen
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Listen to the Most Beautiful Duet Ever Written

    ClassicFM.com gives top billing to the “Flower Duet,” on its list of the most-uplifting classical duets ever written. Even if you’re not...
    42 views0 comments
    Dance in the Rain
    HA Staff
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dance in the Rain

    Maybe you had an especially challenging day, and to make matters worse, it’s pouring rain outside. But don’t let that get you down. In...
    11 views0 comments
    Torch Your Troubles Away
    Steven Hansen
    • Aug 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Torch Your Troubles Away

    Fiestas de Santa Fe has been held since 1712 to celebrate the Spanish reconquest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1692 by Don Diego de Vargas...
    25 views0 comments
    Smell Good Things
    Steven Hansen
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Smell Good Things

    Of our five basic senses -- sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch – research says that our sense of smell is the most powerful. Our...
    17 views0 comments
    Eat More Chocolate
    Steven Hansen
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Eat More Chocolate

    Remember how good it felt the first time you nibbled a piece of really fine chocolate? I’m talking the real stuff -- a 72% single-origin...
    26 views0 comments
    Ear Bliss #3
    Steven Hansen
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Ear Bliss #3

    Relax and take a well-deserved aural vacation listening to these five specially chosen selections that will help you escape a dreary or...
    28 views0 comments
    Get a Haircut
    Steven Hansen
    • Jun 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Get a Haircut

    Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference. The Japanese have a term for it: kaizen (kai=change zen=good). It's a...
    13 views0 comments
    Get a Job that Matters
    Steven Hansen
    • Jun 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Get a Job that Matters

    ...And Don't Forget to Socialize A recent phone app survey of 22,000 people in the UK shows that work is ranked lower than any of the...
    18 views0 comments
    How to Have Good Dreams
    Steven Hansen
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to Have Good Dreams

    Here are some simple tips that will help improve the quality of your dreams.
    12 views0 comments
    10 More Ways to Get Happier
    Steven Hansen
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 8 min

    10 More Ways to Get Happier

    Here are 10 more fun and easy hacks to feel happier right away.
    80 views1 comment
    Grow a $750,000 Tulip
    Steven Hansen
    • May 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Grow a $750,000 Tulip

    Tulipmania was a thing. Now you know why!
    19 views0 comments
    Savor Being 34
    Steven Hansen
    • May 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Savor Being 34

    This is the age many people feel happiest
    21 views0 comments
    How to Attract Birds to You
    Steven Hansen
    • May 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    How to Attract Birds to You

    This is how you entice forest birds to reveal themselves
    34 views0 comments
    Read an Uplifting Story
    Steven Hansen
    • May 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Read an Uplifting Story

    100 happiest books rated by readers
    36 views0 comments
    Let's Get Fresh!
    Steven Hansen
    • May 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Let's Get Fresh!

    Find a farmers market closest to you
    25 views0 comments
    Breathe Deep...Relax...Sleep
    HA Staff
    • May 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Breathe Deep...Relax...Sleep

    These gentle flower fragrances induce powerful serenity
    14 views0 comments
    10 Most Beautiful Words to Pronounce
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    10 Most Beautiful Words to Pronounce

    Just saying these 10 words out loud is fun!
    62 views0 comments
    Ear Bliss #2
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ear Bliss #2

    Falling snow, a cat purring, jazz harp, New York traffic noise and a tiny love story. Listen and smile from ear to ear.
    31 views0 comments
    Grow Vegetables
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Grow Vegetables

    Gardening is a joyful pursuit but growing vegetables is the ultimate rush
    16 views0 comments
    Gather Under the Cherry Trees
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Gather Under the Cherry Trees

    Japanese hanami is a fleeting but heavenly natural experience.
    15 views0 comments
    How to Slow Down Time
    HA Staff
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to Slow Down Time

    Our perception of time is malleable and you can actually slow it down.
    15 views0 comments
    Get Your Head in the Clouds
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Get Your Head in the Clouds

    Are you a cloud aficionado? There's an organization for you to join!
    20 views0 comments
    Enjoy the Serenity of ‘Blue Spaces’
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Enjoy the Serenity of ‘Blue Spaces’

    Like green spaces, "blue spaces" can also reduce negative moods and stress.
    15 views0 comments
    Go to Your Happy Place
    Steven Hansen
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Go to Your Happy Place

    In case you wondered, going to your "happy place" really works.
    22 views0 comments
    Listen to Your Plants
    HA Staff
    • Mar 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Listen to Your Plants

    Your plants can actually sing to you through this device.
    19 views0 comments
    Peel Years Away
    Steven Hansen
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Peel Years Away

    The scent of grapefruit can make you appear younger to others.
    31 views0 comments
    3.3 Million People Take Yale’s Online Happiness Class
    Happiness Archive Editor
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    3.3 Million People Take Yale’s Online Happiness Class

    Yale University's most popular online class ever given is about finding happiness.
    26 views0 comments
    Ear Bliss
    Steven Hansen
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ear Bliss

    Six fun and different audio clips will sooth and entertain your tired brain
    17 views0 comments
    Have a Brain Party!
    Steven Hansen
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Have a Brain Party!

    Check out these amazing online courses -- many are absolutely free!
    16 views0 comments
    10 Ways to Get Happier
    Happiness Archive Editor
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 6 min

    10 Ways to Get Happier

    10 fun and different ways to feel happier.
    46 views0 comments
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