I've Waited Three Years to Write This Post. Plus a Freebie!

I started this blog in March 2006. I didn't intend to become a blogger, at all; I considered myself (and still consider myself) a traditional writer of books. Starting a blog was the way I chose to test the proposition that novelty and challenge make people happier – I might have learned PhotoShop or trained for a marathon, instead. I'm certainly happy that I chose the challenge of starting a blog, because it has added so much to my happiness.

But my book, The Happiness Project, also makes...