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Happiness is deceptively simple. It’s about being satisfied with life and experiencing more positive emotions than negative ones.

Still, many of us find the pursuit of happiness to be frustratingly difficult. A relatively new branch of psychology called positive psychology is studying what makes people happy—and what doesn’t. Researchers are learning that the keys to happiness are within everyone’s reach.

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The Pursuit of Happiness: Your Inalienable Right

     

		
    
							
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    Happiness is neither a simple goal nor a place we try to find. It is a way of living your life.
    
						
			
			
		

	

	
	



  	
	
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Is Your Kid Feeling Down In The Dumps?

     

		
	

	
	



  	
	
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The Vanishing American Vacation

     

		
    
							
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    Vacations are theoretical concepts that exist today only on paper. 
    
						
			
			
		

	

	
	



  	
	
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7 Ways to Leave Your Job

     

		
    
							
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    Here, then, in Paul Simon style, are 7 Ways to Leave Your Job.
    
						
			
			
		

	

	
	



  	
	
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8 Ways to Move Beyond Jealousy

     

		
    
							
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    I know that the fastest way to despair is by comparing one's insides with another's outsides.
    
						
			
			
		

	

	
	



  	
	
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Laugh When You're Afraid

     

		
	

	
	



  	
	
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Finding a Positive Path Through Life’s Challenges

     

		
    
							
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    It is easy to feel happy, content and hopeful when things are going well. What about when life becomes stressful?
    
						
			
			
		

	

	
	



  	
	
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The Relationship of Age and Happiness: A Surprising Finding

     

		
    
							
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    Research has increasingly found happiness to be a function of many dimensions. One of them happens to be age
    
						
			
			
		

	

	
	



  	
	
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