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Economic Growth Can’t Buy Happiness
New psychological findings show why a country’s economic growth doesn’t always translate into greater happiness for its citizens.
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Lengthy Commutes Take a Mental Toll
Long chunks of time spent on the road has now been linked to lower life satisfaction.
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After Trauma, New Strength as Well as New Scars
The Wall Street Journal: Who is happier, the winner of a lottery jackpot or someone confined to a wheelchair after an accident? The answer seems obvious—the lottery winner. But it isn’t that simple. For her
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The Economics Of Happiness And A Country’s Income Inequality
NPR: Money can’t buy you happiness, right? That’s the assumption we’ve always had, and it feels good to feel that way. It’s also been held by something called the Easterlin paradox that happiness is about
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Beyond the Paycheck
The Atlantic: There’s a belief that what gets some workers to keep coming into work every day is their “psychic wages”—the fulfillment that comes with doing meaningful work. That thinking is usually applied to authors
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Be generous: It’s a simple way to stay healthier
Chicago Tribune: If there’s a magic pill for happiness and longevity, we may have found it. Countless studies have found that generosity, both volunteering and charitable donations, benefits young and old physically and psychologically. The