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Bertrand Russell already put most of that in a book in 1930: "The Conquest of Happiness" [1]

[1] Some quotes: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Conquest_of_Happiness

Was always a fan of his essay "In Praise of Idleness" [1] but never bothered to check if he had more to say on the subject of happiness in general, interesting read, thank you!

[1] http://www.zpub.com/notes/idle.html

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