Opinion: Are We Happy Yet?
Opinion: Are We Happy Yet?
- August 8, 2024
- Stephen Schueller, CPIP and social ecology, The New York Times, August 8, 2024
“According to Stephen Schueller, a psychologist who runs the technology and mental health lab at the University of California, Irvine, there are now thousands of these apps — so many that he used to run an entire site that reviewed their credibility, user experience and transparency. How-to books about boosting your happiness in measurable ways are mainstays on best-seller lists. And there is no end to online courses and expensive products that make similar promises.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/opinion/happiness-tracking-america.html.
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