Archive - observing happiness

May 2025

how to find your calling in life

the only reliable path to contentment

May 27 •

it begins with the body

lessons in happiness from the bathhouse

May 4 •

April 2025

how to not be stupid

stupidity is not (just) an IQ issue

Apr 23 •

March 2025

I got put in Kumon because I was lousy at math.

Mar 19 •

happiness from the inside out

how to take control of your experience

Mar 13 •

February 2025

how to escape stagnation

You have something you’ve been meaning to do for ages.

Feb 19 •

the hidden question that controls your life

There are two hidden questions at the root of all your problems.

Feb 6 •

January 2025

why you can't "just do stuff"

Jan 27 •

why you can't "just do stuff"

Jan 20 •

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