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The Happiness Trap and Breaking Free

It would be nice to be happy forever, right?

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Joe Gibson
Nov 01, 2021
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Photography by Tetyana Kovyrina on Pixels

It would be nice to be happy forever, right? To feel the optimism you felt waking in the morning at the prospect of another day rather than the discontent that follows after lunch when the afternoon blues kick in. The reality is, our emotions are always subject to change, including happiness, and conforming to th…

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