What do you WANT?

Thanks for asking!

If you really want to get to know someone, ask them the title question above. Our wants and wishes and desires are the engines of our existence. They cause us our greatest joys and deepest suffering, so handle with care.

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The sadness of the "middle"

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Six paths to happiness

There are lots of books and articles coming out on the topic of happiness these days. Is this because more people are feeling less happy these days?

Here are six WANT-aligned prescriptions for boosting your well-being. Like most advice, these are easy to say and harder to do with intention, but they are worthy of your consideration:

• Pursue/get what you WANT

• WANT (appreciate/savor) what you’ve already got [turns out the balance between #1 and #2 is very important]

• Give people what they WANT [the balance between #1 and #3 is pretty important too]

• Engage in activities you WANT to do (ones you are good at and/or interested in)

• Spend time with people who want you to be who you WANT to be

• Spend time in environments that expect you to be who you WANT to be

Rx: Practice one of these strategies every day for a week

Feeling better?

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