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      • While being present undoubtedly has its merits, scientific research shows that positively anticipating the future is a highly effective way to generate positive emotions and boost well-being. However, it is rarely used as the go-to method when people are trying to improve how they feel.
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      Finding Joy: How Positive Anticipation Boosts Your Happiness

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    So what are the right choices for happiness? You may find inspiration from the participants in the Harvard Study of Adult Development— one of the longest-running studies on happiness. The project has followed 724 men since they were teenagers in 1938. (Approximately 60 men, now in their 90s, are still left.) The group consisted of men from various ...

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