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The brain-deep emotion that matters more than happiness

Jan 26, 2026
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Happiness collapses the moment hardship arrives. Joy doesn’t. Historian Kate Bowler explains why joy can coexist with pain — and why that makes it a stronger, more fulfilling emotion.
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