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Finding happiness in being unhappy
Deccan Herald: Recent research suggests that happiness may not be bliss; people who strive for happiness may end up being worse off. Says June Gruber of Yale University, who published the research findings on Perspectives
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Meer belasting betalen maakt ons gelukkiger
MSN Nederland: Regelmatig gaan in ons land stemmen op om een vlaktaks in te voeren, vooral de rechtse partijen zijn hier voorstander van. Bij een vlaktaks betaalt iedereen hetzelfde percentage belasting over zijn inkomen. In
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9/11: What else it taught us
Boston Globe: Sept. 11 transformed the world of American ideas in many ways—fueling sharp debates about America’s role in world affairs, about the clash of religions, about freedom and security. Money flowed into counter-terrorism research.
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Don’t let others stress you out
CNN: When I tell Pam, my stressed-out lawyer friend, that stress is contagious, she seems unimpressed. “I have always kind of suspected that,” she says, “ever since in ‘Ghostbusters II,’ when the guys discover that
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Progressive Tax Rates Linked To National Happiness: Study
The Huffington Post: Detractors of Warren Buffett take note: The more a country taxes its richest citizens, the happier everyone in that country will be. Such are the findings of a new study, led by
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9/11 Psychology: Just How Resilient Were We?
TIME: 9/11 was devastating in terms of lives lost — nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks — but it was not physically destructive (with the obvious exception of Ground Zero) on the same
