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People care more about feeling important than they do about being happy
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People care more about feeling important than they do about being happy

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Naomi K
Jan 19, 2014
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We're brought up to believe that the purpose of life is to be happy, and that people orient their lives around the pursuit of happiness. This belief is actually the foundation of the entire discipline that I studied (Economics) in college.* However, it's false.

I can't believe I didn't realize it until now. It is obviously false that all people (or even …

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