What Creates Happiness? - Fox Business (blog)

What Creates Happiness? Fox Business (blog) In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson called the pursuit of happiness an unalienable right. This was a radical idea. For most of history, most people didn't think much about pursuing happiness. They were too busy just trying to survive. and more »

The Pursuit of Happiness: Eliminating Bureaucracy - Georgetown University The Hoya

The Pursuit of Happiness: Eliminating Bureaucracy Georgetown University The Hoya An unfinished version of the 2012 Student Life Report released to the press Sunday analyzes the effectiveness of the university's funding boards and the state of campus organizations, focusing on the levels of bureaucracy facing student groups. and more »

Take that: Best tax breaks to grab now - Reuters

Take that: Best tax breaks to grab now Reuters By Linda Stern (Reuters) - Until the current tax system is completely reformed, we Americans have the right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and our cherished tax deductions. It's not cheating to take every writeoff that is legally available ... and more »

The Neuroscience of Happiness - Wall Street Journal (blog)

The Neuroscience of Happiness Wall Street Journal (blog) By Christopher Shea Shimon Edelman a psychologist at Cornell University, has a new book called “The Happiness of Pursuit: What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Happiness.” He has interesting things to say, in this interview with Salon, about free will, ...

The Happiness of Pursuit: What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About the Good Life ... - Boing Boing

The Happiness of Pursuit: What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About the Good Life ... Boing Boing for pursuing it more effectively. The focus on the pursuit of happiness, endorsed by the Declaration of Independence, fits well with the idea of life as a journey--a bright thread that runs through the literary canon of the collective human culture.3 ...