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  2. Joy - Wikipedia

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    Joy improves health and well-being and brings psychological changes that improve a person's mood and well-being. [2] [9] Some people have a natural capacity for joy, meaning they experience joy more easily compared to others. While there is no conclusive evidence for the genetics of happiness, joy is known to be hereditary. [10]

  3. Philosophy of happiness - Wikipedia

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    The philosophy of happiness is the philosophical concern with the existence, nature, and attainment of happiness.Some philosophers believe happiness can be understood as the moral goal of life or as an aspect of chance; indeed, in most European languages the term happiness is synonymous with luck. [1]

  4. Happiness - Wikipedia

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    Happiness is a complex and multifaceted emotion that encompasses a range of positive feelings, from contentment to intense joy. It is often associated with positive life experiences, such as achieving goals, spending time with loved ones, or engaging in enjoyable activities.

  5. Stoicism - Wikipedia

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    The Stoics listed the good-feelings under the headings of joy (chara), wish (boulesis), and caution (eulabeia). [38] Thus if something is present which is a genuine good, then the wise person experiences an uplift in the soul—joy (chara). [47] The Stoics also subdivided the good-feelings: [48] Joy: Enjoyment, Cheerfulness, Good spirits

  6. Eudaimonia - Wikipedia

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    In terms of its etymology, eudaimonia is an abstract noun derived from the words eû (good, well) and daímōn (spirit or deity). [2]Semantically speaking, the word δαίμων (daímōn) derives from the same root of the Ancient Greek verb δαίομαι (daíomai, "to divide") allowing the concept of eudaimonia to be thought of as an "activity linked with dividing or dispensing, in a good way".

  7. People Who Stay 'Genuinely Joyful' in Their 50s and Beyond ...

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    Studies have shown that loneliness can understandably make people feel less happy, so to boost genuine joy in your 50s, Dr. Miller advises staying connected to others and building fulfilling ...

  8. The true story behind Joy, the Netflix IVF movie leaving ...

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    New Netflix film Joy has been astounding viewers with the true story of the decades of research that went into the development of IVF. The film follows the the pioneering breakthrough led by ...

  9. Meaning of life - Wikipedia

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    The first English use of the expression "meaning of life" appears in Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus (1833–1834), book II chapter IX, "The Everlasting Yea". [1]Our Life is compassed round with Necessity; yet is the meaning of Life itself no other than Freedom, than Voluntary Force: thus have we a warfare; in the beginning, especially, a hard-fought battle.