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Happiness is catching

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: December 15, 2008
Happiness is like a disease, an infectious disease that is catching. Every time you smile at someone, you spread joy. And, if you're feeling really great today, you may inadvertently spread the joy to someone you don't even know.
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Stumbling on happiness

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: December 14, 2008
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard University, is a book about a very simple but powerful idea. What distinguishes us as human beings from other animals is our ability to predict the future — or rather, our interest in predicting the future.
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Happiness: it’s all in the genes

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: April 17, 2008
People tend to be hardwired for happiness, and new genetic research may help explain why. The new research identified largely inherited personality traits that researchers say are responsible for much of the genetic influence on happiness.
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Great sadness follows great happiness

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: December 19, 2007
If you think that the happier you are the better, then you might want to think again. A study published this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology challenges the idea that more happiness is always better.
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