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Happiness & The Hedonic Treadmill

Happiness & The Hedonic Treadmill

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Jun 18, 2021
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Hello from Barcelona. This morning I’m going to see my niece Hannah, who has been living here for about a year and a half. She came to Spain following her Spanish boyfriend. She has had a lot of fun here, but my impression, from talking to my mother (her grandmother, with whom she is in regular touch), is that things have reached a stalemate for her in …

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