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Mathematical equation to predict happiness: Doesn’t depend on how well things go, but on whether things are better than expected

August 4, 2014 by

The happiness of over 18,000 people worldwide has been predicted by a mathematical equation, with results showing that moment-to-moment happiness reflects not just how well things are going, but whether things are going better than expected.

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