Why being happy makes you successful

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Does success make us happy? Or do happy people succeed? Both, obviously. But a growing body of research suggests that while the former isn’t guaranteed, the latter just might be.

Happiness research – yes, there is such a thing – reveals that while there’s nothing wrong with deriving happiness from one’s success, happiness is an integral part — and, for some of us, maybe even a prerequisite — of achieving success in the first place.