Happiness

Posts about happiness, or how to experience more of it!
Oct
17
Ages 5-75: What’s your biggest regret?

Ages 5-75: What’s your biggest regret?

Last month, I wrote a post about the regrets of the dying [https://jimmychen.blog/inverting-the-regrets-of-the-dying/]. Since then, I'
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Oct
08
The wish has been granted

The wish has been granted

Today, as I was doing research on the Brompton folding bike I mentioned in yesterday's post, I came
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Oct
07
This is supposed to be fun

This is supposed to be fun

Today, two things happened: * I didn't come up with a completely formed topic for today's blog
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Sep
27
Chasing unhappiness

Chasing unhappiness

> “Happiness isn’t a hunt for something out there; it’s a long process of internal discovery.” - Justin
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Sep
17
The Serenity Prayer

The Serenity Prayer

> "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things
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Sep
16
The enjoyment differential

The enjoyment differential

Recently, due to the pandemic, there's been additional security in shopping malls and at my office. The other
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Aug
20
The dangers of prestige

The dangers of prestige

My office is located at a WeWork in Shanghai, and every day I note the slogan: “Do what you love.
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Aug
16
The different types of freedom

The different types of freedom

What does it mean to achieve financial freedom? How do we know whether we’ve achieved it? When in pursuit
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Aug
05
Jimmy’s favorite cities

Jimmy’s favorite cities

As I hypothesized in a previous blog post [https://jimmychen.blog/happy-city-happy-life/], where we choose to call home is an
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Jul
21
Why I like Disneyland

Why I like Disneyland

I’ve had a Disneyland annual pass for the past three years. I live a few metro stops away, so
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