Key Points

  • You can know the science of what makes you happy, but unless you practice it, you won't get any happier.
  • What we predict is going to make us happy, doesn't actually make us as happy as we think it will.
  • If you desire happiness, it requires perminent changes and effort everyday of your life.
  • Our mind lies to us when we think that something will make us happy (like money), when it really doesn't
  • Happy people prioritize people they care about first, and they are very social
  • Connecting with other people increases your wellbeing
  • Helping others hhelps us more then we expect

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