What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study published in Nature Human Behavior shows that happiness can come from either within or from external influences, from both, or neither—and which is true differs across people.
The secret to happiness lies within you, or society, or both, depending on who you are
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