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Key takeaways from 3 Ways to Tell If You’ve Fallen for the Happiness Myth

New research shows how to test irrational beliefs about your need to be happy.

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Key to their analysis of what you might consider the happiness paradox is that problems begin when you let “should, ought, and must” enter into your need to put yourself in a good mood.

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