"Not a Few Scattered Pleasures, But...Happy on the Whole Amount."

"The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount."

* I was very excited to be mentioned in this TODAY segment about "Banishing winter blues -- steps to simple happiness." Writer Sarah Bernard is talking about the New York magazine piece about Fifty Steps to Simple Happiness, which included my suggestion, "Make your bed."

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