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...incumbents Nolan and Richard Harding, both of whom voted against extending Fowler-Finn's contract, are elected along with McGovern, whoever becomes the mayor—a person chosen by the City Council from among its members—could be critical...
Instead of unearthing a single unknown secret to happiness or listing off five steps that will magically yield happier life, Ben-Shahar describes common-knowledge truths about how each person can define and create happiness in his own life. Citing multiple psychologists, philosophers, historians—and even a few students—Ben-Shahar concludes that happiness must combine both pleasure and meaning, providing both present and future gain. While this claim is hardly arguable, Ben-Shahar examines the research on which he bases this definition and provides real-life examples of how to put his theory...
...emphasizes the importance of choosing work that is sufficiently challenging and also enjoyable, as the combination of effort and pleasure will lead to greater success on the job. As for relationships, Ben-Shahar describes the necessity of loving relationships to one’s happiness, explaining that when a person feels truly loved by another, the resulting self-assurance he feels allows him to actively pursue that which provides meaning and pleasure with much less fear of failure...
Because of the small sample sizes, the survey carried exceptionally large margins of error: just under seven percent for the 200-person samples, and 8.7 percent for the potentially incoming parents...
...argue all day about where to draw the line and say to rich and poor: You cannot make this deal, even if it benefits both of you. It is too unseemly. Or here's a thought: We can create a market in winning the argument. The rich person can purchase the right not to be challenged, and the poor person, for a fee, can agree to shut up. Everybody's happy. Isn't capitalism great...