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The longest running study on happiness: Harvard's 84 year old Study of Adult Development. Here are 7 lessons from the study to help you live a happier life:

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Nobody optimizes happiness

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Sometimes the key to happiness isn’t finding the next upgrade, but appreciating what’s already in front of you. We’re prone to undervaluing what we have and overvaluing what we don’t have yet covet. Sometimes the grass is greener where you water it.

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We Should Be Measuring Well-Being Catalysis, Not (trying and largely failing to measure) Economic Productivity

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Feeling seen · Molly Mielke

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Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

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Contrary to what we might expect, the study found that the link between economic growth, as measured by GDP per capita, and life satisfaction weakened as countries became more affluent. In other words, once a certain economic threshold is reached, additional wealth does not significantly boost happiness.

Eric W. Dolan • Extensive analysis of 152 countries uncovers societal determinants of happiness

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In line with the $100k per year (outside the big cities) income requirement below which money does indeed make you happier

Buying Experiences Probably Doesn't Make You Happier than Buying Possessions

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