How To Build a Happy Life: Spend Time on What You Value

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How To Build a Happy Life: Subtraction as a Solution

From how we build our cities to how we shop, it can seem as though our natural human tendency is to add. But a culture of accumulation may be exactly what holds us back from the simple solution in front of us: taking things away. University of Virginia professor Leidy Klotz helps ...  Show more

How To Build a Happy Life: The Right Choices in Parenting

The mandates of modern parenting can be dizzying. But in the effort to optimize our parenting, we may lose sight of the values we hope to impart to our children—and the skills necessary for individual decision making. A conversation with economist Emily Oster helps with understan ...  Show more

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