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+This content is basically my notes from a Yale course on Coursera, *The
+Science of Well-Being* by Dr. Lauri Santos.
+
+## Misconceptions about happiness
+
+### The G.I. Joe Fallacy
+Happiness is a *practice*. Knowing about the science of happiness doesn't
+make you happy. You have to put it into practice.
+
+Simply knowing things doesn't mean that you will put them into practice.
+We have to change habits.
+
+Note: This is named after G.I. Joe's iconic phrase, "And knowing is half the
+battle." The intent of implying that this is a fallacy is to say that
+"knowing isn't enough". But I think it's somewhat humorous to call what
+G.I. Joe said a fallacy, because it seems like G.I. Joe would agree that
+knowing isn't enough--it's *half* of enough!
+
+## Why our expectations are so bad
+
+## What stuff really increases happiness
+
+## Strategies to reset our expectations
+
+## Putting these strategies into practice
+