HAPPINESS
The Science Behind What Makes Humans Happy
A personal story — from marketing at Coca-Cola to volunteering at an NGO
Everybody wants to live a happy life. The problem is that the concept of how to be happy has not been explored in similar depth as, for example, business administration.
I get it. Happiness doesn’t pay the bills. But what is a life worth living without it?
Let me open your mind about the emerging science behind the psychology of well-being.
You might think that a respected job, sound money, a lovely house, a luxurious car, or the perfect body will make you happy.
The new science of positive psychology thinks differently. Our most definite intentions and cravings are the sources of miswanting:
Most of the things that we think make us happy, actually do not make us happy.
Being turned down for a job you wanted or getting a raise has less effect on subjective well-being than you think.
Paradoxically to common beliefs, income, and life satisfaction are only slightly correlated.
Hell, our society’s definition of success puts us on a path to impressive houses and…
