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Re:A 70-year-old's secret to a full and happy life by toephu2 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @06:18PM (#21589689)
Haven't seen anyone talk about it but I believe happiness is partly hereditary. It's genetic (not totally, but it must play a big part, since depression is heredity[1]).

Just think about yourself and your own natural happiness level. For my siblings and I, it seems very similar to our parents. Of course not everyone is this way but I definitely believe some people are born a lot happier than others.

[1]actually the jury is still out on that one

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Re:A 70-year-old's secret to a full and happy life by Doingmything123 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @06:31PM (#21589784)
Isn't this the nature vs nurture debate? It seems like this could just as easily be attributed to growing up in a good/happy family. Not to say that genes have no effect, I just think the environment you are raised in has a more significant effect.
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Re:A 70-year-old's secret to a full and happy life by sabas123 on Thursday November 21, 2019 @05:49AM (#21592949)
If bad genes are sufficient to make you depressed, then that doesn't imply they are also sufficient for making you any more happy in any point in time.
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