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  • The art and science of happiness: friends with health benefits

    The quality of the people you surround yourself with is not only crucial to your wellbeing and life satisfaction, it’s also crucial for your health.

  • The art and science of happiness: the birds-of-a-feather effect

    Filtering out high-conflict people might be the single most important thing you can do for your happiness.

  • The art and science of happiness: the spotlight effect

    The “spotlight effect” is the illusion that people notice and analyse every little detail of our appearance and behaviour.

  • A checker illusion

    The art and science of happiness: tricks of the mind

    People who spend a lot of time introspecting often end up less self-aware and less happy. The issue lies in how they reflect, not that they do.

  • The art and science of happiness: what really drives us at work

    Passion and purpose emerge after years of skill building. It’s an illusion to think you need a pre-existing passion or a single, destined calling.

  • Hedonic treadmill

    The art and science of happiness: the chase, and what actually works

    Our baseline of happiness stays fairly stable even as we keep running after things we think will make us happier. But we can beat the treadmill.