Does the road to success also lead to happiness?  Or is it the other way around?  We are taught from a young age to work hard in school and pursue excellence because success and, by extension, happiness in life, depend on these things.  However, current research in neuroscience indicates that we might have the order backwards and that success is largely influenced by happiness.  Most people want to be happy, so we chase success like a carrot on a stick, believing that happiness is just around the corner after getting into college, landing a dream job, being promoted, or earning six figures.  However, for many chasers, both success and happiness remain elusive.  Let's look into the correlation between happiness and success.