Sonja Lyubomirsky says research suggests happiness can precede success

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"Happy people happiness is also good for us because it actually leads to success. So even though yes this go- getting this always wanting more can actually detract from happiness there's the opposite causal direction that happier people are actually more likely to succeed."

Sonja Lyubomirsky argues that the relationship between success and happiness is not one-way, saying there is an “opposite causal direction” in which happier people are more likely to succeed. She links this to factors such as creativity, flexible thinking, confidence and optimism, and says “hundreds of studies” support the broader idea that “when you feel better, you do better”.