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The art of happiness as discussed in the context focuses on prioritizing happiness as an action or activity, and as a journey rather than just a destination. This approach views happiness as something that can be cultivated through intentional, happy actions that bring joy and inspiration. It encourages identifying what brings happiness and joy, and also recognizing where there may be a lack of happiness or "happiness deserts" in one's life. The focus is on actively pursuing and prioritizing happiness in different aspects of life.

What Causes Happiness, and What Happiness Causes [Robert Mack]

Today . We're focusing on the art of happiness with me . Today , I am excited to introduce Robert Mack .

What Causes Happiness, and What Happiness Causes [Robert Mack]

Awesome . Well , let's get into the science of happiness . So for people who don't know about it , what it , what causes happiness and what impact does happiness have on your life ?

What Causes Happiness, and What Happiness Causes [Robert Mack]

And so the idea is to spend as much time , energy and effort on your happiness islands and off of your happiness , deserts or valleys as possible . So that's step one , which is really all about happiness being a kind of activity or action . It's about taking action , it's the low hanging fruit , but there are steps you want to go sort of beyond that .

What Causes Happiness, and What Happiness Causes [Robert Mack]

So tell us a bit about that . What is your approach to the art of happiness and maybe how it's different than some , you know , there's a lot of books written on happiness , right ? And positive psychology .

What Causes Happiness, and What Happiness Causes [Robert Mack]

So we know a lot about what causes happiness and what happiness causes . So the effects of happiness . And so I'd say for those three reasons , the work that I do is uh a little bit different than the work other people do that .