I'll be the first to admit I'm not exactly an optimist. If someone asked if I'm happy, I'd have to think about it. Though I suspect I wouldn't have to think about it so much if I made more money. Or bought a house, got promoted, had a kid or shed a few pounds.
And I'm certainly not alone in my hypotheticals.
In Dallas earlier this week, I listened to Harvard researcher Shawn Achor talk about misconceptions (mine included) of happiness. The conventional idea is that if we work hard we'll be more successful, and if we're more successful, we'll be happy.
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