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The Saad Truth about Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life

Book by Gad Saad · 9 quotes · Life, Happiness, Modern Life

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“To be successful in our quest for happiness, we need to tackle life with the grit, determination, and persistence necessary to achieve meaningful goals, whilst possessing a protective armor against possible, even likely, failures. Successful individuals are almost always "anti-fragile" when it comes to failure. They lean from their failures but are not broken by them.”

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“Studies show definite negative health consequences to those who hold jobs that offer them low intellectual discretion (a measure of how repetitive a job is) and little freedom of schedule (such as the ability to take a break at one’s discretion). Those holding such jobs are at significantly higher risk for coronary heart disease. A more recent meta-analysis revealed that the risks go beyond coronary heart disease to include significantly higher rates of all-cause morality for workers with low job control. Lack of occupational freedom kills!”

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