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Let’s talk about
Happiness
“Happiness is the meaning and the
purpose of life, the whole aim and end
of human existence.”- Aristotle
30 seconds
The Happiness Movement
Gross Domestic ProductGross Domestic Product
What GDP counts:+ goods and services sold + oil spills, natural and manmade
disasters+ illness and death+ divorce+ accidents
What GDP does not count:- time with friends & family- volunteering, participating
in democratic process - gardening, educating
yourself - walking for exercise
the sum of all good and services produced in a year
Does GDP make us happy?
GDP in the US has
more than tripled
since 1950s.
Adjusted per capita
GDP since 1960 has
doubled since 2010
Happiness has remained stagnant and even fallen
Easterlin Paradox40 year study of nations across the globe
Easterlin Paradox40 year study of nations across the globe
Between $35 - 75K for family of four, long and short term happiness increases a lot with more money.
After a salary of $75K, long term happiness increases are marginal or non-existent, short term increases in happiness do occur.
Sustainability
Healthy Ecosystems
Social Justice
Economic Fairness
Happiness &
Wellbeing
GDP
Economic Growth
Wealth Accumulatio
n
Stuff & Status
Kasser & Ryan, 1993 & Dittmar, Bond, Hurst & Kasser, 2014
Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product
Jigme Singye Wangchuk King of Bhutan 1972
Constitution60% natural habitat70% currently
Bhutan’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy of 2010 - environmentally friendly, sustainable businesses
Carbon Sink
Disband Armed ForcesDisband Armed ForcesForest CoverForest Cover
Social SecuritySocial SecuritySchoolsSchools
Carbon Neutral 2021Carbon Neutral 2021
Men 69Men 69
Women 73.4Women 73.4
LoveLoveCareCare
Relationships Relationships
Women 61Women 61
Men 68Men 68
PositivePositiveOptimismOptimism
CommunityCommunity
Women 60Women 60
Men 61.5Men 61.5
When it comes to what really When it comes to what really matters….balancematters….balance
Self
Others
Three things you can do for Three things you can do for your happiness today:your happiness today:
GratitudeGratitude
GivingGiving
CompassionCompassion
Dorm Dorm or or
Alone?Alone?
SWLSWLHappyHappy
ProductiveProductiveTime Time
BalanceBalance
6262 6363
Where Where Should Should
You You Live? Live?
How much of your happiness is your choice?
geneticsconditions
you
what is the purpose of your
life?
happycounts.org
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