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    <body><![CDATA[I'm still trying to figure out if this was a &quot;self-help&quot; book (with all of the requisite negativity that label brings) or a philosophical and psychological inquiry into the concept of &quot;happiness&quot; as the &quot;ultimate currency of life.&quot;<br/><br/>It's probably a little of both. <br/><br/>One thing is for sure: Ben-Shahar's writing is very approachable and non-academic and quite practical. It makes for VERY quick reading, however the consequences of his ideas could be quite far-reaching if dilligently applied to one's life.]]></body>
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