{"id":8296,"date":"2024-12-23T04:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T04:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/770599965178429440-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:26:45","slug":"770599965178429440-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/770599965178429440-2\/","title":{"rendered":"770599965178429440"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"630\" data-orig-width=\"945\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/2b26df59813ec3597a46a8d62dafd75881cad7f6.png\" data-orig-height=\"630\" data-orig-width=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/a30c3f74f3c3ebe00a6cbb96cf38b050\/b4d8b2c9ffb4fa04-2a\/s75x75_c1\/272a858622c15f9df842a9328729d52d52348d6b.png 75w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/a30c3f74f3c3ebe00a6cbb96cf38b050\/b4d8b2c9ffb4fa04-2a\/s100x200\/a8275221027de17071f1e2d7a4d7a9d606324727.png 100w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/a30c3f74f3c3ebe00a6cbb96cf38b050\/b4d8b2c9ffb4fa04-2a\/s250x400\/2261143f4b2e5bb9edd8f7ab8e12ca078fbf4e0f.png 250w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/a30c3f74f3c3ebe00a6cbb96cf38b050\/b4d8b2c9ffb4fa04-2a\/s400x600\/64b3d6c7318671dbcc4f6503695b50ee77251e02.png 400w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/a30c3f74f3c3ebe00a6cbb96cf38b050\/b4d8b2c9ffb4fa04-2a\/s500x750\/97deed7efc92a19231b0fa7f615d88aef93ae109.png 500w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/a30c3f74f3c3ebe00a6cbb96cf38b050\/b4d8b2c9ffb4fa04-2a\/s540x810\/404fe824fe419753dce717cd34d2f8015a1096bb.png 540w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/a30c3f74f3c3ebe00a6cbb96cf38b050\/b4d8b2c9ffb4fa04-2a\/s640x960\/2b26df59813ec3597a46a8d62dafd75881cad7f6.png 640w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/a30c3f74f3c3ebe00a6cbb96cf38b050\/b4d8b2c9ffb4fa04-2a\/s1280x1920\/1ccf9cb4aac6b1e88c20945ba8437fbf9eb7df31.png 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h1><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/how-to-be-happy.html\">How to Be Happy<\/a><\/b><\/h1>\n<p>Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn\u2019t). 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