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What a baker from ancient Pompeii can teach us about happiness

  • Written by Nadejda Williams, Professor of Ancient History, University of West Georgia
What a baker from ancient Pompeii can teach us about happinessAs they do today, threats of destruction loomed in ancient Pompeii.Art Media/Print Collector via Getty Images

In a testament to its resiliency, happiness, according to this year’s World Happiness Report, remained remarkably stable around the world, despite a pandemic that upended the lives of billions of people.

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