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#585 - Adam Mastroianni - Are Smart People Actually Happier?

Modern Wisdom

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What Are the Worst Theories That Smart People Have About Happiness?

The best predictor that we have of happiness is the quality of your social relationships. And it turns out that those can sometimes suffer if the thing that you are maximizing is the title of your job or the size of your bank account. I wonder whether smart people get captured or caught up in those sorts of games more readily than people who are less smart.

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