What makes up happiness?

Harvard study Happiness Ranking GNH in Bhutan Five regrets of the

dying
 Money and fame   World  amassing 1. A life true
happiness? Happness material to myself
 Watching an entire Report wealth 2. Not work
life? What keep people  Finland: 1 does not so hard
healthy and happy?  US: 18/19 necessarily 3. Express
 75 years study 724 lead to feelings
 Japan: 58
happiness 4. Stayed in
men  Economic
 GDP  touch with
 60/724 alive, 90s wealth alone
GNH friends
 2000 children not enough
 Material 5. Let myself
 1938: 2 groups:  American
and be
sopomore Harvard; problem:
spiritual happiner
boys Boston poor, addiciton to
 4 main —
disadvantaged media
pillars of happiness
 Medical exam,  Vietnam: 94
GNH: 1. is a choice
interview  South Sudan: Equitable
 Many professions the last and
 Presenident  6 key well Sustainabl
 Climb social ladder being variables: e socio-
 Some went down 1. GDP per economic.
 Questionniare, capita, 2. social developme
inteview, medical support, 3. nt, 2.
exam, interview healthy life cultural an
children and spouses, expectancy, 4. d. spiritual
observe living room freedom to heritage, 3.
make life Environme
 Result? Clear message:
choices, 5. nt, 4.
good relationship keep
governanc
us happier and generosity, 6.
e
healthier freedom from
 Lonelness kills, toxic corruptiom
 1/5 americans report
lonely (in a crowd, in a
marriage)
 Quality of close
relationship matters
 Conflicts bad for health
 Less pain
 Sharper memory
 Good close relationship
is good for well being
 No quick fix
 Life-long, hard
 Replace screen time
with people time
 Date night
 Reach out to family