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Oct 2022
28m 57s

How To Build a Happy Life: The Complexit...

THE ATLANTIC
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Dating apps show us what we want—a relationship—without always accurately reflecting the experience of it. Our expectation that tech will create anything more than opportunities for social connectedness may overlook the hard work of coexisting with another human being.   A conversation with University of Kansas social psychologist Omri Gillath helps us parse ... Show More
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