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In one study, focus explained more of people’s happiness than the activity itself. Explore 10 timescales of happiness, from split-second reactions to decades.

Reasoning more complexly can help you avoid false dilemmas and find the cruxes of disagreements. Here’s how to move up a 7-point complexity scale.

Short of time? Read the key takeaways. 🛠️ Steelmanning means developing the strongest, most defensible version of a view you oppose. This can involve improving an argument beyond what its original advocate had in mind. 🔍 Engaging with strong opposing arguments helps you test your own beliefs and get to the truth. Understanding how well rival views explain the evidence puts you in a better position to judge whether your own view is justified. 🤝 Steelmanning can help people