Quote by Barbara Ehrenreich

So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests.

So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, ene

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The quote suggests that despite possessing a generally positive disposition and liveliness, the individual consistently performs poorly on happiness assessments. Despite their overall upbeat nature, their subjective perception of happiness may not align with the criteria used in these tests. It highlights the disconnect between their personal experience of positivity and the standardized measures of happiness often employed in evaluations.

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