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Goals, Growth, & Happiness

How I Speak 8 Languages—And You Can Too

Often, people are surprised when they catch me speaking different languages, to the point that they ask “How many languages do you speak?” to which I answer “8.” This is

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Psychology of Happiness

Is Gratitude the Key to Happiness?

Many people say that happiness is gratitude, and I agree, although only partially. After all, we need to remind ourselves that we often have much more than others and yet

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Psychology of Happiness

Gym is Happiness

Today, my back was hurting me, and as a result, I couldn’t think straight, do the things that I wanted to do, and I wasn’t very happy. In fact, my

Ask me anything
Psychology of Happiness

Ask Me Anything About Your Pursuit of Happiness

Hey everyone, thank you for being an avid reader of Optimal Happiness. We are here for you. If you have any questions related to your happiness, unhappiness, well-being, positive, negativity,

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Goals, Growth, & Happiness

Why Can’t You Do It? Why Can’t You Have That?

Lately, my life has become quite extraordinary compared to many other people I know—and I mean this in a positive way. My life resembles a fun roller coaster, an adventure

Growth through Pain
Psychology of Happiness

How to Use Pain to Reach Enlightenment

Not all negative emotions are necessarily bad, and not all positive emotions are necessarily good. For example, cocaine is said to provide very high positive emotions in the moment, but

Social Justice Warrior
Psychology of Happiness

Mental Health for Social Justice Warriors

Despite its recent negative connotation, the term Social Justice Warriors (SJW) was not originally used in a negative and pejorative way. Instead, it was something positive or neutral. Only recently

Reading reviews
Happiness Review

Always Read Product Reviews If You Want to Be Happy

I’m a big review reading guy, often making complex decisions that can affect my life, well-being, health, and financial well-being purely on what other people have to say about certain

false-happiness
Psychology of Happiness

You’ve Been Lied To, So You Are Unhappy

If you are unhappy today, it is because, in many respects, you are living your life incorrectly or inefficiently. In other words, you have been purposefully or inadvertently misled from

Career Happiness
Happiness at Work

How Your Career Choices Impact Success and Happiness

It all starts with yet another 19-year-old who is studying hospitality management, cooking, music, sociology, or something along those lines. After all, these are often called dead-end degrees as they

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Happiness Politics

Is Donald Trump Happy?

Donald J. Trump is a man who needs no introduction, a two-time president of the United States, who is likely to go down in history as one of the most

happiness unhappiness
Psychology of Happiness

Happiness Cannot be Experienced Without Unhappiness?

Often, people tell me that happiness cannot be experienced without unhappiness, in many ways justifying existence and perpetuating negative emotions. What people don’t realize is that both happiness and unhappiness