Those who spent 25 percent less time alone and 70 percent more time talking to others, as compared with the unhappiest participants.

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Participants saw this as a great opportunity to see how their ideas compared to others in an elite peer group.

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Policy makers across the political spectrum have been grappling with why state spending on childcare is seen as middling compared to other countries by some estimates, and incredibly high by others.

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