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Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts The myth of a 'secret' to happiness: 17 of 28

Think about it: what is happiness? What exactly you feel, when you can undoubtedly say: "I am happy". It is probably a pounding heart, an overwhelming wish to jump like a kid or a feeling that everything around is not real. For every single person the "physical" characteristics of the feeling happy will be unique. This is first component of the myth of happiness. The truth is everybody feels happy in his or her own way. What adds to myth of happiness is the idea that being happy means the same for all the people. In fact, the definition of happiness will vary significantly from person to p...
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