Because I'm a noob & I couldn't finish "Goodbye for now" before the due date.... I started on a new book which I bought hehe. Obviously there's no due date to finish reading this, but hey school's starting in 1.5 weeks time.
Excerpts from the book:
According to current research, in the determination of a person's level of happiness, genetics accounts for about 50 percent; life circumstances, such as age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, income, health, occupation, and religion affiliation, account for about 10 to 20 percent; and the remainder is a product of how a person thinks and acts. In other words, people have an inborn disposition that's set within a certain range, but they can boost themselves to the top of their happiness range or push themselves down to the bottom of their happiness range by their actions.
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Epicurus wrote, "We must exercise ourselves in the things which brings happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it." Contemporary research shows that happy people are more altruistic, more productive, more helpful, more likable, more creative, more resilient, more interested in others, friendlier, and healthier. Happy people make better friends, colleagues, and citizens."
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