I’ve been reading a couple books on happiness this month. I seem to give a lot of advice on how to be happier, so it was nice to confirm the strategies in a book like the Blue Zones of Happiness. The quiz within the book and available to take online is great with helpful, actionable tips one can put to use right away: https://apps.bluezones.com/en/happiness
Another book, the Happiness Trap is premised on the unreasonable expectation that we should feel happy all the time ineffective behaviours many of us have to avoid unpleasant feelings. It really is a good goal to become more resilient and better able to handle various situations in life and all the emotions that may come. It is also easier to be more peaceful and resilient when we are living with purpose, which may take a little or a lot of work to find. Even when you are certain of your purpose, it is alway a concept that is worth revisiting and refining to be better-
