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Q: "Are We Born to Work? Or Born to Live?"

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Should We All Jump Off the Business Treadmill?

Cassie Yait is a social psychologist and author of the new book, "Why Work?" She says she was about to quit her job as an assistant professor at wharton. But research shows there's a sweet spot between too much time and not being happy. Her advice: Don't give up on what you love; don't let your work define who you are.

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