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Why Writing a Memoir Can Bring Joy, Sorrow — and So Much Else
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Why Writing a Memoir Can Bring Joy, Sorrow — and So Much Else

When Arthur Brooks, the "happiness" expert, says writing personally is a problem, he reveals his own biases

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Nov 21, 2023
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Black-and-white street scene with women in coats talking and young man in a black hoodie, photo by Sascha Kohlmann
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