Researchers found that while positive feelings and pleasure are important, autonomy and the freedom to make your own choices is a better gauge of happiness.
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"People are not merely hedonists," says Jason Payne, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology. "When people step back and evaluate whether their life is going well, they consider more than their emotional balance sheet. They appear to ask themselves not just 'do I feel good?,' but also 'am I free?'" #people