Domestic Bliss

Images: W Magazine

"There’s a debate in our culture about what really makes us happy, which is summarized by, on the one hand, the book “On the Road” and, on the other, the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The former celebrates the life of freedom and adventure. The latter celebrates roots and connections.

Research over the past thirty years makes it clear that what the inner mind really wants is connection.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” was right."

- How the new sciences of human nature can help make sense of life by David Brooks, The New Yorker