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Most people spend their lives chasing happiness — or, more often, running from unhappiness — whether it’s through healthy coping methods or unhealthy escape routes.

Behavioral scientist and happiness expert Arthur Brooks, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, spoke with Fox News Digital in an interview about the balance between happiness and unhappiness.

“They are actually processed in different hemispheres of the brain, and you need both,” he said.

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“You need to have a lot of happiness such that you can have a good life, and you need unhappiness because it’s a signal that there are things out there you need to be paying attention t

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