I've been thinking about happiness lately.

I'd like to focus on what makes me happy, how I can increase those feelings, spread those feelings, and maximize positivity.

Intellectuals so often assert that happiness is for fools, "ignorance is bliss" and therefore bliss (and the pursuit of it) are simply for the ignorant-or the rich. But I believe that there are simple ways to achieve happiness, to feel little pleasures. To concentrate on appreciating these moments is to multiply them.

I enjoyed the TED talk by Matthieu Richard, "the happiest man alive."

I need to focus on being more optimistic, grateful, and compassionate.