How for me to be happy:
1. Be myopic-mostly keep a narrow focus, keep distracted by little things like playing the cello, a sport, reading a book.
2. Selective forgetting-wake each day and forget the repetitive nature of life and all the ugly things that have happened and are going to happen again and again.
3. Find a way to get outside, even in the dead of winter
4. Limit your time spent with people who:
A. can't be reasoned with
B. don't understand you
C. don't actually like you
5. Without breaking #4, spend a good deal of time worrying about the happiness of other people, even if 4 applies to them
6. Lots of fruit smoothies and broccoli