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The United States of Nervous Wrecks

Work = stress = anxiety = we're all popping meds = guys getting richer = less scratch for us = anxiety = we're all nervous wrecks.

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Ted Bauer
Dec 15, 2016
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Americans are, by and large, nervous wrecks.

Great new article on this topic from Wharton. It's called "How The Pursuit of Happiness Has Made Us Nervous Wrecks," and honestly, I doubt I could agree with a headline more. I used to write a lot about happiness on here -- I personally struggle with that topic, as I think we all probably do. Over time, I stop…

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