Learning to be happy

This week, the BBC Breakfast TV programme is running a challenge using ideas from 'Action for Happiness'. It involves a routine of 10 minutes of 'mindfulness' meditation (whatever that might be), writing a letter of gratitude to someone, and 3 random acts of kindness - all on a daily basis. Details can be found here, or via the programme's Facebook page.

Do others have similar routines for developing happiness in their lives - or is happiness the thing that we need to be looking for anyway?