Peter Samuelson: Finding Happy: Every act of empathy creates waves that never end

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Peter Samuelson shares how his transition from successful film producer to nonprofit founder has led to his greatest happiness and inspired his new book "Finding Happy." • Produced iconic films like "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Wild" • Co-founded Starlight with Steven Spielberg to help seriously ill children • Created First Star to propel foster youth to college success • Started EDAR (Everyone Deserves A Roof) providing mobile shelters for homeless individuals • New book "Finding Happy" combines life lessons with film industry anecdotes • Identifies three levels of happiness: short-term (immediate pleasure), medium-term (security), and long-term (helping others) • Believes creating "ripples…