The Economic Times

Happiness Habit of the day by Dolly Parton: Some people work at being miserable. You have to work at being happy, American musician who died at the age of 80 shares a powerful lesson on why happiness takes effort

Dolly Partons widely shared advice on happiness centres on the idea that feeling happy can require conscious effort. She said people can either work towards happiness or sink deeper into misery, encouraging them to look for ways to make difficult situations better. The country music icon, who died aged 80, leaves behind a celebrated musical and philanthropic legacy, including her Imagination Library and extensive humanitarian work.