By Derek Thompson — 2011
Buy more experiences and fewer objects. Don't worry about insurance. The frequency of happy events matters more than their intensity.
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As a professor of psychology at Yale and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, I've spent the last few years teaching simple science-backed tips to improve our well-being. I know the research inside out—but the giant dumpster fire of a year that was 2020 has had me struggling, too.
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