What a baker from ancient Pompeii can teach us about happiness
- Written by: Nadejda Williams, Professor of Ancient History, University of West Georgia
As they do today, threats of destruction loomed in ancient Pompeii.Art Media/Print Collector via Getty ImagesIn a testament to its resiliency, happiness, according to this year’s World Happiness Report, remained remarkably stable around the world, despite a pandemic that upended the lives of billions of people.
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