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Love is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Editor’s note: On May 30, Acculturated’s Ryan Duffy published a piece titled, “Dating Miracles Can Happen,” which went viral. Ryan pointed out…
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Does Money Buy Happiness?
Forget what your mother told you. Money really DOES buy happiness. That is the conclusion researchers have found in a…
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The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness
The title of this article is also the title of a 2009 study by economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers. The…
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Are Social Connections Overrated?
A few years ago 60 Minutes did a story on the happiest country in the world. Based on an international…
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Why Have Kids? They Make Life Meaningful
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There’s More to Life Than Being Happy
In my latest piece for the Atlantic, “There’s More to Life Than Happiness,” I write about a new study that examines the difference…
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Dealing With the Post-Breakup Blues
You’ve probably heard the news that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez split up. While teenage girls everywhere were probably delighted…
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Good People Have Affairs Too
In my class on the psychology of happiness, one of the most obvious pieces of advice I give to maintain…
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Should We Pursue Our Career Dreams?
Recently, a few popular YouTube videos have been circulating attending to a very complex question: If we have a career…
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Adele’s Newfound Joy
Congratulations to lady-like singer Adele, who has just given birth to a baby boy.
The 24-year-old crooner announced in June…
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Why the West Loves Sci-Fi and Fantasy: A Cultural Explanation–The Atlantic
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