On Wednesday night I went to a talk by Tal Ben-Shahar, Harvard lecturer and author of several powerful books including Happier and the Pursuit of Perfect.  Tal began his journey as a computer science major at Harvard.  He was a successful person living a well-rounded life, but he wasn't happy.  Tal set out to find out why.

Having studied psychology, philosophy and organizational behavior, Tal designed a course on the science of happiness at Harvard.  The first class began with only six student...
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