The happiness paradox states that the more we strive to attain happiness, the less happy we become, and the more we focus on something bigger than ourselves, the happier we get.
The burdens become less arduous, and we start our ascent from the bottom of the U into happier days when we experience more freedom to pursue what makes us fulfilled.
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"We couldn't be happier with the response that we've gotten, " Bill Gates said at the event.
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We had good fiction after the war, when the economy was getting better and we were getting happier--that was a kind of religion.
And if we never saw their picture in the paper again, we'd be a lot happier.
However, we've already spotted a China-bound version for China Unicom's WCDMA network, the Desire 606w, and if we're honest, we'd probably be happier to see the rumored M4 make an official showing.
Universal HD is showing Day of the Jackal...but we're pretty sure most would be happier if it had the season premiere of Battlestar Galactica in high definition instead.
We wrap up with a slightly happier TiVo note -- the Hawk software is going through testing -- but as much as we'd love to get a hands-on, we won't sign an NDA that keeps us from sharing with you all.
Now, if only we could convince every other channel to distribute its content over the web without arcane restrictions, we'd be happier than Gallagher at a farmer's market.
"Tonight we look beyond the dark days to focus on happier fare: This year's slate of Oscar-nominated psychopathic killer movies, " Stewart joked.
Yes, they're happier to be here than we are, than some of the athletes, probably.
But on the positive side, not only are we talking about a problem everyone seemed happier ignoring, we're also pushing each other to solve it and planning some even more ambitious experiments.
How else is it that we in Africa are much happier and more satisfied than those in the so-called advanced world?
It only takes a glance to see that Samsung has certainly broken away from the boxy mold with its latest BD decks, and we couldn't be happier about it.
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We'd be even happier to see this menu take over the position of the Personalize item next to the phone dialer at the bottom of the home screen, but having it at all is a move forward.
"I couldn't be happier with the spring, how it went and how my body feels going into the season and we're all looking forward to heading up north, " Harvey said.
So, back to the Baby Bust, the question must be considered as to why we should change the clear trend in any developed country to have less people who lead happier lives?
So you have to find out, are 30-somethings happier than 20-somethings and, if so, can we strip that effect out of the marriage effect that may have happened at the same time?
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