The Nuance

What the ‘Happiness Paradox’ Can Teach Us About Our Feelings

Paying too much attention to your emotional state can make you miserable

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
4 min readFeb 25, 2022

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If you want to feel slightly less happy right this minute, there’s an easy way to make that happen: Ask yourself how happy you’re feeling.

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.