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Be happy

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Life_and_Relationships

The Happiness Advantage Are you happy? Well, get happy because happiness makes you successful. At least that’s one way of looking at it according to author and former Harvard professor Shawn Achor. In his book, The Happiness Advantage, Achor shows how happy people are more likely to succeed while people who are unhappy are more likely to fail. His book is a tool kit for growing happiness with . . .