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The Sun UK. February 28, 2018. “Using your phone at the dinner table? You’d be having more fun if you weren’t”. (Here)
National Post. February 28, 2018. “How taking your phone out at a restaurant ruins dinner and makes you bored”. (Here)
Tech Times. February 28, 2018. “Study reveals why you should put your smartphones away while dining with family and friends”. (Here)
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Maple Ridge News. February 27, 2018. “Put your phones away to enjoy dinner: UBC study”. (Here)
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The Times. July 25, 2017. “Happiness is…paying others to do all the boring stuff” (Here)
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Yahoo News. July 24, 2017. “Money can buy you happiness, claim researchers” (Here)
Mic. July 24, 2017. “This is the best, most underrated way to make your money feel worth more, according to science” (Here)
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Today. July 24, 2017. “Can you buy happiness? New study says yes” (Here)
Calgary Herald. July 24, 2017. “Yes, You Can Buy Happiness – if You Spend it to Save Time” (Here)
Vancouver Metro News. July 24, 2017. “Yes, You Can Buy Happiness – if You Spend it to Save Time” (Here)
National Post. July 24, 2017. “Yes, You Can Buy Happiness – if You Spend it to Save Time” (Here)
The New York Times. July 24, 2017. “Yes, You Can Buy Happiness – if You Spend it to Save Time” (Here)
Associated Press. July 24, 2017. “Yes, You Can Buy Happiness – if You Spend it to Save Time” (Here)
Montreal Gazette. July 24, 2017. “Money can buy happiness if it’s used to free up your time: Study” (Here)
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CNN. July 24, 2017. “How to Fight ‘Time Famine’ and Boost Happiness” (Here)
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PBS Newshour. January 7, 2016. “Money can buy happiness, especially when you invest it in others” (Here)
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Metro News. December 15, 2015. “Spending money on others lowers blood pressure: UBC study” (Here)
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Breakfast Television. April 27, 2015. “Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Show” (Here)
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Washington Post. October 4, 2013. “Five ways money can buy you happiness.” (Here)
MSNBC. August 16, 2013. “Which will make you happier: Buying a new couch or going on a trip.” (Here)
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