Be Happy Anyway

Is there an upside to the downturn?

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By Sarah van Gelder and Doug Pibel

The economic boom didn’t bring us (or the planet) happiness, but maybe there’s an upside to the downturn.

Woman throwing leaves“The pursuit of happiness” is so American that it’s in our Declaration of Independence, where it’s listed alongside life and liberty as an inalienable right.

But how successful have we been in that pursuit? And now that the global finance system is imploding, how likely is it that we’ll be happy in the coming months and years?


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