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This article originally appeared on Tonic.
Experts are still debating whether “trying too hard” to be happy can actually be self defeating. In a recent Vice article, Scripps Professor Lahnna Catalino points out in her research on “prioritizing positivity” that structuring your day around activities that make you feel happy can boost your well-being.