Want to ‘Optimize’ Your Happiness? This Happiness Expert Says: Don’t.
True happiness is less about fleeting pleasure and more about meaningful connections, purpose, and eudaimonic well-being, yet modern culture—especially in the U.S.—overemphasizes hedonic happiness and optimization, often undermining the very social and emotional foundations that lead to l
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