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"Insightful chapter on comparison including the distinction between jealousy and envy which I was aware of but learned that unhealthy comparison says “be like everyone else but better.” Resentment as more about envy than anger “what am I denying myself that I envy you for allowing yourself?” Freudenfreude as empathetic joy" — Jan 21, 2026 06:09AM
"Insightful chapter on comparison including the distinction between jealousy and envy which I was aware of but learned that unhealthy comparison says “be like everyone else but better.” Resentment as more about envy than anger “what am I denying myself that I envy you for allowing yourself?” Freudenfreude as empathetic joy" — Jan 21, 2026 06:09AM
“Good relationships keep us happier, healthier, and help us live longer.”
― The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
― The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
“We must create more effective interfaces with innovations across the whole of society; rethink how policies are designed; change how intellectual property regimes are governed; and use R& D to distribute intelligence across academia, government, business and civil society. This means restoring public purpose in policies so that they are aimed at creating tangible benefits for citizens and setting goals that matter to people–driven by public-interest considerations rather than profit.”
― Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
― Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
“Attention is your most precious asset, and deciding how to invest it is one of the most important decisions you can make. The good news is you can make that decision now, in this moment, and in each moment of your life.”
― The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
― The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
“The good life is not always just out of reach after all. It is not waiting in the distant future after a dreamy career success. It’s not set to kick in after you acquire some massive amount of money. The good life is right in front of you, sometimes only an arm’s length away. And it starts now.”
― The Good Life: The life-changing bestseller on how to find happiness
― The Good Life: The life-changing bestseller on how to find happiness
“It’s so much easier to study than act,
to philosophise than go looking for the Self.
Losing the scriptures in the thick fog of my practice,
I stumbled on second sight.”
― I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Dĕd
to philosophise than go looking for the Self.
Losing the scriptures in the thick fog of my practice,
I stumbled on second sight.”
― I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Dĕd
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