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There are three things, once one’s basic needs are satisfied, that the literature points to as the ingredients for happiness: having meaningful social relationships ('belonging'), being good at whatever it is one spends one’s days doing ('mastery'), and having the freedom to make life decisions independently ('autonomy').

Joe Pinsker, ‘Why So Many Smart People Aren’t Happy’ (the Atlantic)