Category Archives: Being Happy

Hangover: The Drunken Bee Recap

March 27, 2010 – 7:42 pm

We love you guys. No really. You are our best friend. We raised money! We had a good time! We learned some new words, mostly scientific in nature: thixotropic (thks-trpk) [Both parts of this word are originally Greek.] adj of, relating to, or exhibiting the property of a gel that becomes fluid when shaken or stirred [...]

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genetically kind

August 16, 2009 – 2:00 pm

New Scientist magazine explores ten mysteries of things humans do or have that don’t seem to make evolutionary sense. Things like pubic hair. And being nice. You can guess which one caught our attention here at Altrooist! But since we’re about being nice we’re gonna talk about that one. Altruism is when someone does something [...]

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Can money buy happiness?

June 23, 2009 – 3:04 pm

Most folks know, money can’t buy happiness. That attaching value to items tends to lead to only wanting more, bigger and better things, in a unending cycle of dissatisfaction. Which isn’t to say wanting things is bad. But what if money could buy happiness? As it turns out, money can buy happiness (sort of). A [...]

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10 tips: how to be happy

May 2, 2009 – 3:22 pm

Last week I twote a quote from Anne Frank. I’ve always been fascinated with sameness. Not in hair-dos or car choices but in the overarching sameness to how we live our lives, the things we pick to matter the most and our shared quest for Happy. But Happy can be elusive. And while I don’t [...]

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