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Why having a work spouse is good for you

By Jana Kasperkevic
February 09, 2018
Having a coworker to share jokes with can go a long way towards making you happier at work. 
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It makes you more engaged.

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Introducing Crash Course Economics

By Adriene Hill
October 19, 2015

Marketplace's Adriene Hill co-hosts Crash Course Economics.

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What does it take for you to feel secure?

By Marketplace Weekend Staff
October 16, 2015
U.S. companies raised more than $800 billion in corporate bonds so far this year.
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How do you define that in your life? What are the specific things you're looking for?

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If you're happy and you know it, write a tweet

By Ben Johnson and Aparna Alluri
February 10, 2015
Words used in tweets are just some of the sources the "hedonometer" pulls from to determine happiness.
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The "hedonometer" is a data-based meter that measures happiness in real time.

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Money can buy you less unhappiness

By Kai Ryssdal
January 23, 2015
A slew of $100 bills.
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Hidden among psychological mumbo-jumbo is a truth: Negative memories stick with us.

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What exists between desire and fulfillment?

By Eliza Mills
January 16, 2015
Can paying for a trip and taking it later bring you more pleasure than instant gratification?
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How the gap between wanting something and getting it affects our finances

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What brings people to cities with unhappy residents?

By Sally Herships
July 14, 2014
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A study suggests residents of Rust Belt cities tend to say they aren't happy.

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U.S. is 17th in happiness

By Kai Ryssdal
September 09, 2013
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Denmark tops the United Nation's World Happiness Report list. America drops to 17th.

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The new measure of America

By Mitchell Hartman
June 19, 2013
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'Measure of America' is an index that wraps GDP, general well-being and access to opportunity into one number.

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