The Saad Truth About Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life

Read this excerpt from Prof. Gad Saad

Below you can read Prof. Gad Saad’s The Saad Truth About Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life. Special thanks to Dr. Saad and Regnery Publishing.

Professor Gad Saad, author of "The Parasitic Mind" and host of "The Saad Truth" podcast, shares the science-backed keys to happiness in his new book. In this book, he delves into how to live life on your terms, find resilience, give your career a higher purpose, embrace variety, choose the right partner, practice moderation, and learn from your dog's playfulness

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Chapter 3: Key Life Decisions: The Right Life Partner and the Ideal Job

(pp. 46-47) Birds of a Feather Flock Together

In popular culture, we often hear two opposing truisms when it comes to mate choice: Birds of a feather flock together and Opposites attract. Which is the veridical one when it comes to predicting a couple’s long-term success? Generally speaking, people who share similar values are much more likely to have successful long-term unions. It is important to note, though, that there are many variables on which people might assort, not all of which are equally likely to augment a couple’s future happiness together…