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7 things to add or subtract for happiness, according to science

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Psychology researchers came to the unsettling realization that many of their findings were wrong.

The field of psychology has entered a new era of transparency.

Researchers make public their plans for studies, including all the analyses they’re going to run, before they do so.

Researchers break down evidence-backed happiness boosters into two categories: addition and subtraction.

Jacqueline Nesi , PhD , is a clinical psychologist, assistant professor at Brown University , and author of the popular weekly newsletter Techno Sapiens .

Nesi : We feel happier when we choose to spend money on others, like through gifts or donations.

The downside of this research approach is that it leaves out a lot of studies, some of them high-quality.

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