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　　Pause now and then to smell a rose or watch children at play.“Study participants who took time to savor ordinary events that they normally hurried through，or to think back on pleasant moments from their day，showed significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression，”says psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky.

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　　People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression，anxiety，and low selfesteem，according to researchers Tim Kasser and Richard Ryan.Their findings hold true across nations and cultures.“The more we seek satisfactions in material goods，the less we find them there，”Ryan says.“The satisfaction has a short halflife—it's very fleeting.” Moneyseekers also score lower on tests of vitality and selfactualization.

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　　“People who struggle for something significant，whether it's learning a new craft or raising moral children，are far happier than those who don't have strong dreams or aspirations，”say Ed Diener and Robert BiswasDiener.“As humans，we actually require a sense of meaning to thrive.”Harvard's professor，Tal BenShahar，agrees，“Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning.Whether at work or at home，the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable.”

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　　People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier，more optimistic，and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals，according to author Robert Emmons.Research by Martin Seligman，founder of positive psychology，revealed that people who write “gratitude letters” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness，and lower on depression—and the effect lasts for weeks.

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