The Happiness of Doing Something New: the Audiobook Version.

People often ask, "What's something surprising that you've learned about happiness?" Here's one thing: I was very surprised by the truth of the principle that Novelty and challenge bring happiness.

I believed that this observation was true for a lot of people, but I didn't think it would be true for me. I love routine. I revel in the little pleasures of my ordinary day. I don't like to travel. I don't even like to go to new restaurants. My favorite thing to do is to hang around the house and...