Are you happy? If so, I am happy. But you and I might be exceptions. I just read a report by WalletHub, a personal finance company, that ranks the 50 states on a number of metrics to determine which states are the happiest. Georgia is listed as the 20th happy state.
The criteria for determining how happy we are include things like our emotional well-being, how much sleep we get, how many hours we work, whether or not we’re depressed, how safe are we, rate of suicides, whether or not we volunteer, engage in sporting activities and number of divorces.
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