Scientists Discover One Of The Greatest Contributing Factors To Happiness — You’ll Thank Me Later

Who would have thought that such a simple action can have such a profound effect on the level of happiness in our lives? Catch the setup in the first 30 seconds, the beauty of the experiment unfolding, the perfect moment at 4:25 that had me a bit choked up, and the best takeaway from it…

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Sep 19, 2013

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