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Who gets to say if sadness or anger is legitimate, and what does happiness look like, anyway?

Years ago I heard a quote that has always stuck with me: “Americans are the only people on earth stupid enough to believe we should be happy all the time.”

So why aren’t we happier? Why have self-reported measures of happiness stayed stagnant for over 40 years?

If you want, you can start the work of becoming happy today. I have five suggestions as you begin.