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This 6-year research project found a surprisingly simple route to happiness

How can we stay happy in an age gone mad, when it feels as though all is unstable? Results from a study out of Cornell suggest a practical way to keep ourselves on a meaningful path — a sort of happiness hack for our chaotic times. While there’s no magic solution when it comes to human well-being, the evidence suggests that a relatively easy exercise in articulating one’s purpose can have outsized mental and even physical health benefits.

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