Steven Hansen
Yummy Origin Stories: Chocolate Chip Cookies
We love food! We especially love creative food treats that were invented to make us happy, if not necessarily healthy. You just know the...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 23, 20211 min read
Peel Years Away
The scent of grapefruit can make you appear younger to others.
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Steven Hansen
Mar 23, 20211 min read
The Urban Interventions of Robert Janz
International artist Robert Janz considers himself a poet. “Poetry freshens words, changes their context and what they point to,” he...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 21, 20211 min read
3 Minutes of Joy: Barn Sanctuary
Dan McKernan quit his job at a tech company in Texas and moved back to the 140-year-old family farm in Michigan to start an animal...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 21, 20214 min read
Jobs They Love: Motivational Speaker
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 18, 20211 min read
The Purposeful Beauty of India’s ‘Saree Libraries’
Local libraries and nonprofits have been in the business of lending free things to the public forever – not just books, but also...
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Happiness Archive Editor
Mar 18, 20211 min read
3.3 Million People Take Yale’s Online Happiness Class
Yale University's most popular online class ever given is about finding happiness.
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Steven Hansen
Mar 12, 20217 min read
Jobs They Love: Candy Historian
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 2, 20214 min read
Jobs They Love: Radio Talk Show Host
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...
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Steven Hansen
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Retro-pedaling: A Look Backward
If you’ve seen people walking backward in the park on a nice sunny morning, you probably thought they were either severely disoriented or...
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HA Staff
Mar 1, 20215 min read
12 Outrageous Kid-Invented Snacks
These fun, wacky snacks invented by hungry kids and teenage dorm-dwellers make us giggle. Creativity and daring know no bounds when it...
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Steven Hansen
Feb 28, 20211 min read
Nicest Words You'll Ever Hear
You always remember that one special message that made your day, your career, your life. Here’s our random selection of the best VMs,...
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Steven Hansen
Feb 27, 20211 min read
Ear Bliss
Six fun and different audio clips will sooth and entertain your tired brain
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Steven Hansen
Feb 26, 20211 min read
World's Biggest Snowperson
The tallest snowman -- or in this case snowwoman – ever made was “Olympia” (named for Maine’s Sen. Olympia Snowe). The 122-foot tall...
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Steven Hansen
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Have a Brain Party!
Check out these amazing online courses -- many are absolutely free!
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Happiness Archive Editor
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Dear Diary #1
Sometimes diary entries – those private posts people wrote to themselves before the internet was invented – reveal that famous people are...
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HA Staff
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Love Letters: Road Dawg
We love finding and rescuing old letters and keepsake photos from inside books and boxes at second-hand stores. Love letters are...
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Steven Hansen
Feb 26, 20214 min read
Jobs They Love: Bookbinder
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...
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HA Staff
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Carmelo & Titti: The Sheer Joy of Diving
Carmelo Abela and Titti For nearly every day of her life, Titti, a Jack Russell terrier, and her human companion Carmelo Abela, dove...
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Steven Hansen
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Jobs They Love: Jewelry Artisan
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...
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