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Barbara Ehrenreich

So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests.

Barbara Ehrenreich

Happiness

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Barbara Ehrenreich is saying that despite usually feeling positive and lively, she doesn't score highly on surveys that measure happiness. This suggests that her personal experience of happiness might not match what those tests are designed to capture.

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