When one loves, one does not calculate,

and that is the quote of the day.

Welcome back to the quote of the day show.

I'm your host, Sean Crox and I'm Sean Crox and dot com.

Happy Tuesday to you.

Today we've got Gretchen Rubin back on the show.

And today she's going to talk about some simple ways that you can deepen your relationships.

Here's Gretchen.

But what if somebody said, what is the key to happiness?

What is the key?

What's the secret to happiness?

I think you can answer that question in a couple different ways,

depending on what framework you use to think about happiness.

I think one really good answer to that is self-knowledge.

Self-knowledge is key to happiness.

We can build a happy life only on the foundation of our own nature,

our own values, our own interests.

But another way to answer that question,

and maybe the best way to answer that question,

is relationships.

Ancient philosophers and contemporary scientists agree

that to be happy we need enduring intimate bonds with other people.

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