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May 1, 1996

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The Pursuit of Happiness

New research uncovers some anti-intuitive insights into how many people are happy--and why

By David G. Myers & Ed Diener

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David G. Myers is a social psychologist at Hope College. He is author of psychology textbooks and trade books and the recent essay collection How Do We Know Ourselves? Curiosities and Marvels of the Human Mind.

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This article was originally published with the title “The Pursuit of Happiness” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 274 No. 5 (May 1996), p. 70
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0596-70

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