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Nov 2022
30m 2s

How To Build a Happy Life: A New Formula...

THE ATLANTIC
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We often follow a misguided formula for happiness—pushing us toward material wealth and other worldly successes. But when our expectations set us down the wrong path, it may be time to reorient ourselves around something new: universal happiness principles we can practice at any age.  In our finale episode of this season, a conversation with psychiatrist Rob ... Show More
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