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| - | Book of Finding Happiness. A book in progress by Royce E. Barber. This book is free to read during production. You may not claim this as your own, and you must link to this page when quoting any part of this book. \\ | + | {{ :lifehack:bookfindinghappiness.png?nolink&300x318 }}. |
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| + | Book of Finding Happiness. A book in progress by Royce E. Barber. This book is free to read during production. You may not claim this as your own, and you must link to this page when quoting any part of this book.\\ | ||
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| - | Forward [thus far]: I don’t claim silly instant "cures", but my loved ones and I have enjoyed a lot of comforting projects and events. I also include numerous “lifehack” ideas, of the more useful variety. \\ | + | Forward [thus far]: I don’t claim silly instant "cures", but my loved ones and I have enjoyed a lot of comforting projects and events. I also include numerous “lifehack” ideas, of the more useful variety.\\ |
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| - | * Put your toes deep in the sand at a lake. \\ | + | * Put your toes deep in the sand at a lake.\\ |
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| - | * Pen in both hands, close your eyes and draw a forest. \\ | + | * Pen in both hands, close your eyes and draw a forest.\\ |
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| * With no plan, spend 30 minutes in a large park.\\ | * With no plan, spend 30 minutes in a large park.\\ | ||
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| * Take photos of anything which makes no sense.\\ | * Take photos of anything which makes no sense.\\ | ||
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| - | * Eat healthy meals, not potato chips. You'll feel more motivated. \\ | + | * Eat healthy meals, not potato chips. You'll feel more motivated.\\ |
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| * Speak plainly with context; rephrasing questions, so there can be no misunderstanding.\\ | * Speak plainly with context; rephrasing questions, so there can be no misunderstanding.\\ | ||
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| * I store many items in labeled gallon ziplock bags, and in XL Showercaps from Ebay.\\ | * I store many items in labeled gallon ziplock bags, and in XL Showercaps from Ebay.\\ | ||
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| - | * If you're seeking happiness, you'll find it. If you're seeking other things, you'll encounter them too. \\ | + | * If you're seeking happiness, you'll find it. If you're seeking other things, you'll encounter them too.\\ |
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| * My Label Maker allows me to label jars, bins, tins, infrequent drawers, light switches, names.\\ | * My Label Maker allows me to label jars, bins, tins, infrequent drawers, light switches, names.\\ | ||
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| - | * Simple “Gorilla Hooks” in my drywall, easily hold a 8x4 foot pegboard. Which holds my pans and more.\\ | + | * Simple “Gorilla Hooks” in my drywall, easily hold a 8×4 foot pegboard. Which holds my pans and more.\\ |
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| * I quickly park perfectly in my garage because a hanging tennisball gently touches my center windshield.\\ | * I quickly park perfectly in my garage because a hanging tennisball gently touches my center windshield.\\ | ||
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| * Hot-glue clean pebbles to each other, over a greased balloon (not to the balloon), for a pebble ball.\\ | * Hot-glue clean pebbles to each other, over a greased balloon (not to the balloon), for a pebble ball.\\ | ||
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| - | * Set up a tent in your game room, with forest sounds and branches, lights off, with electric candles outside it as a safe "camp fire", and do a puzzle with a friend inside. \\ | + | * Set up a tent in your game room, with forest sounds and branches, lights off, with electric candles outside it as a safe "camp fire", and do a puzzle with a friend inside.\\ |
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| * Don’t care about being embarrassed, it’s all in your mind.\\ | * Don’t care about being embarrassed, it’s all in your mind.\\ | ||
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| * A garden hose electrical-taped to a water bottle with holes, becomes a sprinkler.\\ | * A garden hose electrical-taped to a water bottle with holes, becomes a sprinkler.\\ | ||
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| - | * A squirt of sewing machine oil, stirred into your screwdriver bits, keeps away rust. Water rusts tools, so keep them oiled. \\ | + | * A squirt of sewing machine oil, stirred into your screwdriver bits, keeps away rust. Water rusts tools, so keep them oiled.\\ |
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| * Ask a stranger what their favorite foods are.\\ | * Ask a stranger what their favorite foods are.\\ | ||
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| * Make a duck call from a drinking straw: Cut a 1 inch point, that’s the mouthpiece.\\ | * Make a duck call from a drinking straw: Cut a 1 inch point, that’s the mouthpiece.\\ | ||
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| - | * Add colorful round pillows to your bed. \\ | + | * Add colorful round pillows to your bed.\\ |
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| * Laying in the grass, (even synthetic grass).\\ | * Laying in the grass, (even synthetic grass).\\ | ||
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| + | {{ :lifehack:happy-people-forweb.png?nolink&530x355 }}.\\ | ||
| Famous Quotes about Happiness\\ | Famous Quotes about Happiness\\ | ||
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| Misconceptions about Happiness\\ | Misconceptions about Happiness\\ | ||
| - | * Every person finds comfort and joy in different things. We each connect and make bridges according to our own understandings. If someone doesn't like your hobby or disagrees with you, that's perfectly normal and they may need time to adapt or find other ways to connect with you. \\ | + | * Every person finds comfort and joy in different things. We each connect and make bridges according to our own understandings. If someone doesn't like your hobby or disagrees with you, that's perfectly normal and they may need time to adapt or find other ways to connect with you.\\ |
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| - | What's a bully? They suck the fun out of life. \\ | + | What's a bully? They suck the fun out of life.\\ |
| - | Thank you for reading and processing my humble book. Now I'd like to take this time to talk about bullying in schools. This is an early rough draft. \\ | + | Thank you for reading and processing my humble book. Now I'd like to take this time to talk about bullying in schools. This is an early rough draft.\\ |
| Bullying is an issue from kindergarten up to PhD level of post-college. Mostly between middle school and high school. Legally we can report crime, but then the bully gets expelled and becomes a gang banger. What a conundrum. It's best to keep bullies in school instead of on the street, so we need to have people "punish" them by watching them closely and making sure they do everything perfectly legally. Bullies are an infection in our society, but we can't just do away with them, they need to be helped. We can't just toss them onto the street, no matter how badly we want to.\\ | Bullying is an issue from kindergarten up to PhD level of post-college. Mostly between middle school and high school. Legally we can report crime, but then the bully gets expelled and becomes a gang banger. What a conundrum. It's best to keep bullies in school instead of on the street, so we need to have people "punish" them by watching them closely and making sure they do everything perfectly legally. Bullies are an infection in our society, but we can't just do away with them, they need to be helped. We can't just toss them onto the street, no matter how badly we want to.\\ | ||
| - | I've been bullied a lot in my life, and have learned that the bully needs to be watched like a child, while not in jail, rather than put on the streets. \\ | + | I've been bullied a lot in my life, and have learned that the bully needs to be watched like a child, while not in jail, rather than put on the streets.\\ |
| - | A bully is like a broken car, it can be lethal but it can also be productive later in life. \\ | + | A bully is like a broken car, it can be lethal but it can also be productive later in life.\\ |
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| - | Production Notes: \\ | + | Production Notes:\\ |
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| - | * Add all Bible advice. \\ | + | * Add all Bible advice.\\ |
| - | * Ensure all advice makes sense, is articulate, is not redundant, and is accurate. \\ | + | * Ensure all advice makes sense, is articulate, is not redundant, and is accurate.\\ |
| - | * Ensure book has a super cozy and healthy theme for all ages. \\ | + | * Ensure book has a super cozy and healthy theme for all ages.\\ |
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| - | * Be inviting to anyone, but boldly appeal only to wholesome demographics. \\ | + | * Be inviting to anyone, but boldly appeal only to wholesome demographics.\\ |
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| Other books by Royce Edward Barber can be tracked here. | Other books by Royce Edward Barber can be tracked here. | ||
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| + | DOKUWIKI ALERT - THIS PAGE CONTAINS AT LEAST ONE WORD FLAGGED AS IMPOSSIBLE TO POST. ADMIN HAD TO DISABLE PROTECTION TO ALLOW THIS ENTRY. NOT SURE WHAT WORD WAS FLAGGED, BUT THE PROTECTION IS APPARENTLY TOO STUPID TO ALLOW THE POST, SO PROTECTION WILL STAY OFF. | ||
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