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How To 'Thrive': Short Commutes, More Happy Hours

<p>Dan Buettner spent years seeking out the happiest populations in the world to try to figure out what characteristics they shared. Tightly knit networks of family and friends were key, he found. In Mexico, for example, Buettner found a &quot;family first&quot; mentality that applied to both immediate and extended family helped Mexicans cope in otherwise stressful circumstances.</p> (iStockphoto.com)

Dan Buettner spent years seeking out the happiest populations in the world to try to figure out what characteristics they shared. Tightly knit networks of family and friends were key, he found. In Mexico, for example, Buettner found a "family first" mentality that applied to both immediate and extended family helped Mexicans cope in otherwise stressful circumstances.

(iStockphoto.com)

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