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Americans are obsessed with happiness, but other cultures see things differently

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In Eastern cultures, the emphasis is on attainment of social harmony, where community and belonging are held in high regard. In Western cultures, the emphasis is on attainment of happiness, where the individualistic self tends to be celebrated. These values translate to different weights placed on personal happiness. In one paper, Oishi and his colleagues […]

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Good holiday gifts

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I’ll make my usual offer of donating 30% of the price of my popular Afghan Hound memoir, Baltho, The Dog Who Owned a Man, and 20% of any of my other books, to any good cause, BUT ONLY WHEN you order directly from me on my site. I have no way of tracking otherwise. I’ve

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The False Equation of Atheism and Intellectual Sophistication

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from Beyond the argument that faith in God is irrational—and therefore illegitimate by EMMA GREEN: In America, which sociologists often describe as a uniquely religious country compared with the rest of the Western world, a vast majority of people have faith. According to Pew, 86 percent of Millennials, or people aged 18-33, say they believe in

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Is Religion Inherently Violent?

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In her new book, Fields of Blood, Karen Armstrong argues against the idea that faith fuels wars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The point, once again, is fairly straightforward: Humans start wars and slaughter their enemies and blow themselves up for complicated reasons.

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Some Folks Are Scared Of This Little Orphan Pup, But All He Wants Is A Little Pampering

The 5 Skills That Will Increase Your Happiness

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At Happify, we’re translating the latest cutting-edge research into fun and interactive activities and games that help you build your happiness skills and form life-changing habits. Optimism, self-confidence, gratitude, hope, compassion, purpose, empathy—these are all qualities that anyone can own. You just have to learn how. And doing so will change your life. Happify’s S.T.A.G.E.

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