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Study: Happiness Is Experiences, Not Stuff

People become less happy with their material purchases over time, and happier with experience-related ones, a new study says.
5 Things That Will Make You Happier

Five things that research has shown can improve your happiness.
Weekends Are Good For You, Study Finds

People often reported better moods, greater vitality, and fewer aches and pains on the weekend.

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Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican

Older people are generally happier, and that's true during the recession, too.
Happiness May Be Inherited

A researcher proposes that happiness may be partly inherited from parents' life experiences.
Smiles Predict Marriage Success

Scientists have found that the success rate for marriage is connected to how much people smiled in old photographs.
Gifts Burden Men, Gladden Women

Gratitude when receiving a gift is, apparently, a typical response for a woman. For men, they feel obligation.
Spirituality, Not Religion, Makes Kids Happy

A study finds a link between happiness and spirituality among "tweens" and kids in mid-childhood.
Happiness: Contagious as the Flu

In a good mood? Your neighbor, her friends and even her friends' friends should thank you.
Unhappy People Watch Lots More TV

Avid television watchers make for grumpsters.
Babies Know Happy From Sad Songs

Babies as young as 5 months can notice the difference in an upbeat tune compared to a lineup of gloomy tunes.
Financial Crisis: Can Americans Stay Happy?

Researchers and analysts say finances, as well as moods, will bounce back.
The Power of Positive Thinking: Truth or Myth?

Can patients really improve their chances of survival by staying upbeat and happy?
Why We Are All Insane

Humans remain prone to acting mental because, in non-extreme forms, mental ‘illnesses’ can help ensure survival.
5 Keys to Happiness

If you're depressed or just want something to improve your day. Here are five ways to help get that much-needed mood boost.
How Birth Control Brings Us Down

Happy faces have a deeper influence on culture than you might think.
Older Men Happier Than Older Women

Happiness boils down to how far you are from attaining your goals.
Hunger Can Make You Happy

Hunger may have an anti-depressant effect, helping us to be more alert, calm.
How the Declaration of Independence Changed the World

Ponder some of the most famous words ever penned.
From Kennedy to Clinton: Why Everyone Is Thumbs-Up

In ancient Rome, gladiators lived or died by the thumbs-up gesture.
Conservatives Happier Than Liberals

Conservatives justify economic inequality, making them happier than liberals.
Breaking Up Not So Hard, Study Finds

We overestimate the heart-crushing blow from a romantic split.
Happiness Tip: Want What You Have

Individuals who want what they have tend to be happier than others.
Boomers Miserable, Seniors Happiest

Older Americans are happier than Baby Boomers.

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