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Jan Buchczik The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Going to Bed Early
To get better sleep, stop treating it like a chore.
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JAN BUCHCZIK How to Escape the Happiness Guilt Trap
There’s plenty wrong in the world. Acting gloomy won’t fix any of it.
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JAN BUCHCZIK Don’t Approach Life Like a Picky Eater
Try new things. Not too much. Mostly experiences.
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JAN BUCHCZIK What Introverts and Extroverts Can Learn From Each Other
Going against your instincts can help make you happier.
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JAN BUCHCZIK A Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Start Over
It’s time to prepare for a new and better normal than your pre-pandemic life.
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JAN BUCHCZIK How Adult Children Affect Their Mother’s Happiness
Plenty of moms feel something less than unmitigated joy around their grown-up kids. Make sure yours feels that she’s getting as much out of her relationship with you as she gives.
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JAN BUCHCZIK Stop Spending Time on Things You Hate
Your time on Earth is precious and limited. Here’s how to waste it.
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JAN BUCHCZIK Don’t Wish for Happiness. Work for It.
If you want to improve your well-being, you need to make a plan and act on it.
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JAN BUCHCZIK How to Buy Happiness
The joys of money are nothing without other people.
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JAN BUCHCZIK The Best Friends Can Do Nothing for You
If your social life is leaving you unfulfilled, you might have too many deal friends, and not enough real friends.
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JAN BUCHCZIK The Hidden Toll of Remote Work
Switching to Zoom forever might be convenient, but it’s a recipe for loneliness.
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Jan Buchczik Are You Dreaming Too Big?
Lifelong, hard-to-achieve goals might not make you happier. Small steps will.
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Jan Buchczik Here’s 10,000 Hours. Don’t Spend It All in One Place.
Evidence shows that hyper-specialization is not the best strategy for happiness.
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JAN BUCHCZIK Changing Your Mind Can Make You Less Anxious
Humans are programmed to think we’re right at all costs. Fighting that instinct will set you free.
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JAN BUCHCZIK A Counterintuitive Way to Cheer Up When You’re Down
When you most need to get happier, try giving happiness away.
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JAN BUCHCZIK Go Ahead and Fail
Perfectionism can make you miserable. Here’s how you can muster the courage to mess up.
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JAN BUCHCZIK What You Gain When You Give Things Up
Voluntarily sacrificing pleasurable things resets your senses and makes you master of yourself.
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JAN BUCHCZIK The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.
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JAN BUCHCZIK The Subtle Mindset Shift That Could Radically Change the Way You See the World
The Dalai Lama teaches that we are all interconnected and inseparable from one another. Acknowledging that can make us less lonely, more compassionate, and better investigators of the truth.
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JAN BUCHCZIK There Are Two Kinds of Happy People
Some of us strive for a virtuous life. Others strive for a pleasant one. We could all use a better balance.
