17 Scientific Facts About Happiness To Make You Rethink Your Whole Life

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Happiness: the elusive beast we're all chasing. Which methods are the most effective? Who is the most likely to succeed? What even is happiness? Here are 17 scientific attempts to answer those questions.

SMILING WAS INVENTED IN THE MIDDLELAGES. Mouth curling was still around, but the teeth-showing, eye-crinkling smiles weren't a common way to express p
Source: BBC

SCREEN TIME LEADS TO UNHAPPINESS. Multiple studies have shown people are unhappier with more screen time. (But I'm professionally required to beg you
Source: VICE

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