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. 1996 May;274(5):70-2.
doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0596-70.

The pursuit of happiness

D G Myers  1 , E Diener
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The pursuit of happiness

D G Myers et al. Sci Am. 1996 May.

Abstract

New research uncovers some anti-intuitive insights into how many people are happy--and why.

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