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I've realized one of the best ways to bring joy into the world is by complimenting people. Not senselessly, not with obvious affectation, but a genuine, honest to goodness compliment.

We live in the age of distraction. Yet one of life's sharpest paradoxes is that your brightest future hinges on your ability to pay attention to the present.

The emerging field of positive psychology is bursting with new findings that suggest your actions can have a significant effect on your happiness and satisfaction with life. Here are 10 scientifically proven strategies for getting happy.

Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers

Yoko Ono's beautiful peace project

Play is essential to positive human development, but kids are playing less and less, says psychologist David Elkind. What can we do to build a new culture of play?

"A simple life has a different meaning and a different value for every person. For me, it means eliminating all but the essential, eschewing chaos for peace, and spending your time doing what

"Writing an introduction to explain Peter is something I would have liked to avoid. Peter defies description. It is analogous to telling someone a funny story only to have them stare at you with blank incomprehension. You wind up saying Simply, "You had to be there.""

Tonic Capital is the value proposition of whole-system wealth creation: the optimal balance of wealth and well-being