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.

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.

Yoko Ono's beautiful peace project

"In Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture at Carnegie Mellon University in the Fall of 2007, facing pancreatic cancer and the likelihood that he would only live a month or two, Randy summed up his life’s wisdom for his kids (then 1,2, and 5)."

Learning to Love You More is both a web site and series of non-web presentations comprised of work made by the general public in response to assignments given by artists Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher.

Handout on 10 yeas to infuse your work with your personality

As a Daymaker, all of a sudden everything you do, whether it's letting someone merge into traffic or simply offering the waitress a friendly smile of appreciation for serving you, creates what I call "perfect moments."

"What the world needs now are Gaia Care-Takers -- People who can make our civilization's final decades times of important learning, each a little better than the last, and as full of love and joy and rediscovery of our connection with all life on Earth as each of us can make it."

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"Having an amazing day has got very little to do with what happens or doesn't happen on a given day, and plenty to do with the attitude we take into every situation, every conversation and every experience... every day."