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Wholey might write: “We waste years trying to arrange a life without discomfort, when happiness actually lives in the skillful navigation of unavoidable struggle.”

Measuring progress (simple)

In the late 1980s, television host Dennis Wholey embarked on a unique quest to answer one of life's most persistent questions: What does it truly mean to be happy? The result was Discovering Happiness (originally published as Are You Happy? ), a New York Times bestseller that compiles personal insights from more than 50 celebrities, experts, and public figures.