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Happiness is a state of mind Research undertaken into the pursuit of happiness has produced some interesting ideas. One of them is the hypothesis that happiness resembles a skill and can therefore be learned. Meditation seems to be a key factor and this can be scientifically demonstrated. MRI scans were performed on people who meditated regularly did show raised levels of positivity in the left-hand side of their brains, the part usually connected with happiness. This is a promising finding, but does it mean that only specialist meditators can be happy? Apparently not, as even people who only meditated occasionally demonstrated greater positivity. Internet: <engexam.info> (adapted).
The final “s” in “ideas” (line 2) and “brains” (line 8) is pronounced in the same way.