The biggest decision in your life was chosen for you. Where you live was chosen by your parents and data shows 80% of people live within the metro region of where they grew up. You never change your geography because it’s uncommon to do so. What if I told you that making an active choice about where you live was the biggest predictor of happiness? Would you really just stay with the default choice? There is an entire world of cities that could be a better fit for you. In fact I don’t know any people who are will thrive best in an un-safe, un-democratic, un-healthy city like the ones we have in the United States. Leaving will give you the chance to thrive instead of just survive. 🆘🇺🇸 #TikTokEncyclopediaContest
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No one is ready for this conversation, but your life sucks. And it's not for any of the reasons that you think. The number one predictor of future happiness is where you live. I know there are lots of things that people want to blame on why they are unhappy. Their job, their living situation, their socioeconomic class, but those things pale in comparison to how happy you are based on where you live. And that is not confined to the United States. You don't have to keep living there. I know people right now are thinking to themselves, "I need to move to this other city to be happier. I want to move from very red Texas over to California, for example. That's a huge move that's happening right now. But that move is not even going to touch your happiness compared to if you would move abroad. If you don't know me yet, I'm Veronica. And five years ago, I took my family of four out of the United States for good, and we've had the opportunity to live on three different continents now. And I teach other Americans how they can do the same. How you can figure out which visas around the world you qualify for so you can pick wisely and choose a place that you will be truly happy. Moving out of the United States changes your mental health in a way that you could never have imagined. You are unflugged from the chaos and you are safe in a way you have never experienced if you've always grown up in America. You don't realize what a week that is on you and what that does to your nervous system until you have gotten out. But all of a sudden, you leave and you are not looking for an exit when you're at a mall. Or you are not telling your kids we can't go to that concert because it's not safe. And you are not sending your kids to school with a bulletproof backpack. You get to just relax and that makes people happier than any success that they could have financially in the United States. Because that's the big selling point. The American dream is supposedly this financial, amazing win that you're going to get someday. But none of that matters if you have died in a mass shooting. You will be happier even with less money because you have left. Where you live matters more than any other major decision in your life. It matters more than who you marry. It matters more than if you have children. It matters more than your job. It matters more than any other choice you will ever make. So make it wisely and look into all of the options that you have. not just the ones that are in the country that you currently live.
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