What is the secret to happiness? We’d like to believe there’s a silver bullet. That we can snap our fingers and dispel every source of despair, every tragedy, every inexplicably unfair event in the news. That the next app, the next pill, the next book, the next dietary restriction will finally quiet the crisis of meaning lurking beneath the freneticism …
Arthur Brooks: Happiness Lessons from a Miserable Wretch
“People were interested in the science of happiness for the very same reason I was: They were struggling.” (Illustration by The Free Press; images via Getty)
I chose to study happiness because I was failing at it. Now I’m joining The Free Press to share what actually works.
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