2.72 Read five books suggested in 'The Happiness Project'

Going gray: what I learned about sex, work, motherhood, authenticity, and everything else that really matters by Anne Kreamer (Memoir)  Interesting if a little 'rah-rah gray is great'. I am skeptical about the reported attitudes to people with gray hair (having said that, I know a few people who look AMAZING with gray hair.) Has inspired me to leave my Rogue-style gray to grow out.

The happiness hypothesis: finding modern truth in ancient wisdom by Jonathan Haidt (Psychology) Leads the reader through different philosophies and thinking about happiness. Main takeaway: the elephant (unconscious, willful) and the rider (conscious, willed.) The elephant and the rider can be both good and bad depending on the situation.Will read again.

Happy all the time by Laurie Colwin (Fiction) A very sweet book about romance, love, and relationships.

The story of a soul by Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (Memoir) Talked up in The Happiness Project. Did not meet my expectations. Full of flowery religious writing and humble-brags which annoyed me. Feel somehow lesser because the story (terminally ill young woman chooses to be nice to everyone, mostly _not_ saying or behaving in a certain way) is a lovely one.

Stumbling on happiness by Daniel Gilbert (Psychology) Hilarious. Lots of gems in this book. Probably one that I will purchase at some stage. Main takeaway: Thinking about the future is influenced by the present. I am so influenced by the present that worrying about something (e.g. money) means that I do not have any spare processing power to think about other things. The present is all consuming.

2.02 See the Old Bank Clock

The Old Bank Arcade clock tells the story of the building site in four clockwork scenes every hour, on the hour. There's something pretty special about seeing it go through the little animations. Not many people in Wellington know it exists (according to the Wellington walking tour guide who was there at the same time as us.) Grab a coffee from Smith the Grocer and take it upstairs with you.