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Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki

World Mar 20

Finland ranked happiest country in the world. The U.S. falls to its lowest-ever position

By Kirsten Grieshaber, Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press

Health Nov 26

Happiness
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Researchers find strong relationships protect long-term health and happiness

A decades-long Harvard study has concluded that good relationships and close friendships are the key to lifelong health and happiness. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the study’s director,…

By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson

Nation Dec 12

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A Brief But Spectacular take on the algebra of happiness

Digital communication and social media have revolutionized our culture, but for some people, they worsen feelings of isolation and depression. Scott Galloway, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, specializes in human wellbeing and has learned how…

Making Sen$e Feb 28

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How economic inequality might affect a society’s well-being

Economic inequality is a major theme in the American political dialogue. As the country’s wealthiest people continually become richer at the expense of the poor, some research suggests they may actually become less happy and healthy. Economics correspondent Paul Solman…

By Paul Solman

Nation Nov 14

Watch 2:54
A cross-country bus trip helped Gary Shteyngart understand American happiness

Who is happy in America? Author Gary Shteyngart took a bus trip across the country to find out -- and the answer surprised him. Hedge fund managers, some of the most successful Americans by standards of economic achievement, tended to…

Oct 02

seventysomething: Sometimes you don’t want to put on a happy face

By Susie Kaufman

We seventysomethings were born into the thick of mid-century striving and compliance, every day another opportunity to be good and do good.

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Sep 11

Column: Happiness, not endless sacrifice, drives success at work

By Dr. Annie McKee

Many people are sick to death of their jobs. How can we move from discontent to happiness on the job?…

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Sep 02

Column: GDP is a useful measurement, but it doesn’t show the whole picture

By Vikram Mansharamani

The size of the pie says nothing about how income is distributed.

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Apr 20

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How do you beat a midlife slump? New book explores ways to thrive

By PBS News Hour

While the stereotypical “midlife crisis” is not that common, feelings of midlife malaise are very, very common, says NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty. In "Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife," Hagerty examines what causes this existential slump and offers…

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Apr 12

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Does Denmark live up to its title as the happiest nation?

By PBS News Hour

Denmark tops a United Nations poll as the happiest nation on Earth. Is it because Danes pay taxes to get free health care, education and generous unemployment? Or is it a Scandinavian genetic predisposition? Or is it a myth? Special…

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