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Jonathon Haidt's "How to Become Happier"

This is from his fabulous book "The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom." You can read reviews of this book at www.happinesshypothesis.com

(found at: http://www.happinesshypothesis.com/beyond-gethappy.html)
1. register at authentichappiness.com 3 people  
2. take the Satisfaction with Life scale 1 person  
3. take Seligman's Optimism test 15 people  
4. take the General Happiness Scale  
5. take the VIA Signature Strengths test 22 people  
6. improve my mental hygiene 1 person  
7. learn cognitive disputation techniques  
8. meditate daily 3980 people  
9. take Prozac 2 people  
10. exercise daily 1965 people  
11. take fish oil 1 person  
12. Try Hypnosis 3 people  
13. ask myself the "deathbed question"  
14. write a gratitude letter 1 person  
15. form a circle of friends 1 person  
16. Improve my marriage 106 people  
17. have a dog 470 people  
18. find my calling 206 people  
19. use my strengths at work  
20. get religion 3 people  
21. join an organization that has a noble purpose and a long and noble past  
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Created by Saafir on Dec 14, 2007.