“We are materially so much better off than we were 50 years ago, but we’re not one iota happier,” says Chris Peterson, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan.
That’s no surprise to happiness expert David Myers, who sees happiness as more closely correlated with people rather than things. “We humans have a deep need to belong-to connect with others in close, supportive, intimate, caring relationships,” he says. “People who have such close relationships are more likely to report themselves ‘very happy.’”
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