No, really. Think about that for a moment, if you can break away from your responsibilities, anxieties and burdens.

Putting all that aside, are you happy? That's a version of what we asked the USA TODAY Opinion readers recently in our Forum. The responses were interesting, as you can see in our follow-up post.

Collectively, I think it's fair to say that Americans are not happy. We apparently rank 23rd in the World Happiness Report. The good news is that the number went up, so things are getting better. The bad news is that we're still 23. That puts us behind a long list of countries I'm betting Americans make fun of.

But for our purposes today, I'm not talking about politics or patriotism. I'm wondering about our daily life. So, again, are you happy?

Readers gave us good advice on how to find a level of happiness

I'm asking because one of the........

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