After spending a week in the world's happiest city, I've taken 5 key lessons back to the US

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Though I only got a small taste of Copenhagen on my solo trip, I think it lives up to its reputation as the world's happiest city.

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I live in Lithuania, the happiest place on earth for under 30s. As a very happy 28-year-old, here's what it's like.

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Lithuania was ranked the happiest country under 30s in the World Happiness Report 2024. 

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The US slides down the happiest rankings — because so many young people are not OK

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  • The latest World Happiness Report puts in the US in 23rd position on its happiness ranking.
  • The US dropped out of the top 20 for the first time since the report was first published in 2012.
  • The report found that young Americans are driving the decline in happiness. 

It seems the kids in America are not all right.

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