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<li class="CCT"><a href="introduction.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">Introduction: Happiness and Your Start-up Life</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="introduction.xhtml"><i>Your life is the most important management task you will ever undertake.</i></a></li>
<li class="CPN"><a href="part_1.xhtml#pt1"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_55_Roman_11">PART ONE</span></a></li>
<li class="CPT"><a href="part_1.xhtml#pt1"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_85_Heavy_B_11">On Managing Yourself</span></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_1.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">1How to Succeed at Failure</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_1.xhtml#ch1"><i>Sometimes you just cant win. Make the most of it.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_2.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">2Stop Spending Time on Things You Hate</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_2.xhtml#ch2"><i>Your time on Earth is precious and limited. Heres how to waste it.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_3.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">3Feeling Burned Out? Heres What to Do</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_3.xhtml#ch3"><i>The way to break the cycle is by creating meaningful boundaries between work and life.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_4.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">4Procrastinate This, Not That</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_4.xhtml#ch4"><i>Do your chores now. Put the creative work off for a day.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_5.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">5Overwhelmed? Just Say “No”</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_5.xhtml#ch5"><i>The science of how to stop saying “yes” to everything.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><span aria-label="viii" epub:type="pagebreak" id="pg_viii" role="doc-pagebreak"/><a href="chapter_6.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">6How to Worry Less and Be Happier</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_6.xhtml#ch6"><i>Start by simply writing down whats bothering you.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_7.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">7Why a Bit of Restraint Can Do You a Lot of Good</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_7.xhtml#ch7"><i>If authenticity leads to acting out, it wont bring you happiness.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_8.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">8Your Money Worries Might Be Hiding Something Deeper</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_8.xhtml#ch8"><i>Once youve met your basic needs, riches wont help you feel better about yourself.</i></a></li>
<li class="CPN"><a href="part_2.xhtml#pt2"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_55_Roman_11">PART TWO</span></a></li>
<li class="CPT"><a href="part_2.xhtml#pt2"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_85_Heavy_B_11">On Jobs, Money, and Building Your Career</span></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_9.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">9The Happiest Way to Change Jobs</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_9.xhtml#ch9"><i>How to rock your work rather than let the work rule you.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_10.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">10Why You Should Trust Your Gut</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_10.xhtml#ch10"><i>Careful, deliberate reasoning can get you only so far in good decision making.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_11.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">11Give Your Money. Give Your Time. Dont Tell Anyone</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_11.xhtml#ch11"><i>You can find deep, lasting happiness in a good deed that no one knows you did.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><span aria-label="ix" epub:type="pagebreak" id="pg_ix" role="doc-pagebreak"/><a href="chapter_12.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">12How to Buy Happiness</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_12.xhtml#ch12"><i>The way you spend your money makes all the difference to your well-being.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_13.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">13The Two Choices That Keep a Midlife Crisis at Bay</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_13.xhtml#ch13"><i>Middle age is an opportunity to find transcendence.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_14.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">14Schopenhauers Advice on How to Achieve Great Things</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_14.xhtml#ch14"><i>Three rules that can supercharge your effort, inspired by the 19th-century philosopher.</i></a></li>
<li class="CPN"><a href="part_3.xhtml#pt3"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_55_Roman_11">PART THREE</span></a></li>
<li class="CPT"><a href="part_3.xhtml#pt3"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_85_Heavy_B_11">On Communicating and Connecting with Others</span></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_15.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">15How to Take—and Give—Criticism Well</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_15.xhtml#ch15"><i>Bad reviews feel terrible, but accepting (and using) them will lighten your load.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_16.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">16How to Give a Great Compliment</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_16.xhtml#ch16"><i>Beware of pro forma praise—and recognize true acts of kindness instead.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_17.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">17Meetings Are Miserable</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_17.xhtml#ch17"><i>One of the most straightforward paths to happiness is fighting the meeting scourge.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><span aria-label="x" epub:type="pagebreak" id="pg_x" role="doc-pagebreak"/><a href="chapter_18.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">18The Trouble with Zooming Forever</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_18.xhtml#ch18"><i>It may be convenient, but it will never make us as happy as real human interaction.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_19.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">19The Case for Mindful Cursing</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_19.xhtml#ch19"><i>Swearing can make you happier, as long as you do it for the right reasons.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_20.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">20How to Speak Truth Without Fear</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_20.xhtml#ch20"><i>And avoid alienating everyone you know.</i></a></li>
<li class="CPN"><a href="part_4.xhtml#pt4"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_55_Roman_11">PART FOUR</span></a></li>
<li class="CPT"><a href="part_4.xhtml#pt4"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_85_Heavy_B_11">On Balancing Work, Life, and Relationships</span></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_21.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">21Jungs Five Pillars of a Good Life</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_21.xhtml#ch21"><i>The great Swiss psychoanalyst left us a surprisingly practical guide to being happier.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_22.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">22How to Influence People—and Make Friends</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_22.xhtml#ch22"><i>The key to persuasion is listening sincerely to what people have to say.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_23.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">23Why You Should Stop Worrying About Your Parenting</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_23.xhtml#ch23"><i>You have less effect on them than you think— but your love will make them happy.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><span aria-label="xi" epub:type="pagebreak" id="pg_xi" role="doc-pagebreak"/><a href="chapter_24.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">24How to Know Your Frenemy</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_24.xhtml#ch24"><i>That person who poses as your ally but isnt? They make you sick, literally.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_25.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">25Dont Be Deceived by First Impressions</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_25.xhtml#ch25"><i>We need to move beyond our evolutionary tendency to form snap judgments.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_26.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">26What to Do If the Course of True Love Is Not Running Smoothly</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_26.xhtml#ch26"><i>Be prepared for failure, and learn from it, to realize ultimate bliss.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_27.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">2710 Practical Ways to Improve Happiness</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_27.xhtml#ch27"><i>You need advice that goes beyond “Be Danish.”</i></a></li>
<li class="CPN"><a href="part_5.xhtml#pt5"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_55_Roman_11">PART FIVE</span></a></li>
<li class="CPT"><a href="part_5.xhtml#pt5"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_85_Heavy_B_11">On How You Define Success</span></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_28.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">28Why Success Can Feel So Bitter</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_28.xhtml#ch28"><i>Achieving a goal and achieving happiness are entirely different.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_29.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">29Why You Might Want to Toss Out Your Trophies</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_29.xhtml#ch29"><i>Are your mementos of personal triumph making you feel like a has-been?</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_30.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">30The Magic of a Little Danger</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_30.xhtml#ch30"><i>To get happier, be brave—not reckless.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><span aria-label="xii" epub:type="pagebreak" id="pg_xii" role="doc-pagebreak"/><a href="chapter_31.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">31How Smart People Can Stop Being Miserable</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_31.xhtml#ch31"><i>Intelligence can make you happier, but only if you see it as more than a tool to get ahead.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_32.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">32Think Twice Before Taking the Top Job</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_32.xhtml#ch32"><i>Getting the corner office might mean sacrificing a little happiness.</i></a></li>
<li class="CCT"><a href="chapter_33.xhtml"><span class="SANS_Avenir_LT_Std_65_Medium_11">33If You Want Success, Pursue Happiness</span></a></li>
<li class="CCST"><a href="chapter_33.xhtml#ch33"><i>Chasing achievement to get happier is a fools errand; start with happiness instead.</i></a></li>
<li class="CBMHF"><a href="notes.xhtml"><i>Notes</i></a></li>
<li class="CBMH"><a href="index.xhtml"><i>Index</i></a></li>
<li class="CBMH"><a href="acknowledgments.xhtml"><i>Acknowledgments</i></a></li>
<li class="CBMH"><a href="abouttheauthor.xhtml"><i>About the Author</i></a></li>
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