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What does it take to be happy? Three simple and surprising questions may hold the answer, research found. While most of us seek more money and greater achievement as paths to happiness, these questions are all about connection. They’re more strongly associated with self-measured life satisfaction than either money or success. That’s according to the 2025 World Happiness Report published by Oxford University and based on a study of people in 147 countries. The questions are:

How often do you eat meals with other people, rather than alone?

Do you generally expect strangers to be kind and trustworthy?

How often do you do things for other people, such as making donations, volunteering, or helping strangers?

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