5 Things Every Happy Woman Does

5 Things Happy People Do

By Gabrielle LeBlanc
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the March 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Sages going back to Socrates have offered advice on how to be happy, but only now are scientists beginning to address this question with systematic, controlled research. Here, leading scientists reveal what it takes to be happy.

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