This link lead me to Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky’s work at the University of California Riverside- Meet Dr. Lyubomirsky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SVlXqb4hlg
Check out web site at: http://sonjalyubomirsky.com/
World view of happiness
“The world has come a long way. Increasingly, happiness is considered to be the proper measure of social progress and the goal of public policy”, (“World Happiness Report 2017,” 2017). It is the Scandinavian countries that rank at the top. The measure is based on these key elements: caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance. The US ranked 14th, dropping one place from its ranking in 2016, not because of health and income but rather because of social factors. It seems to be a job for a Happiness Activist! Take the pledge-
Check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?_continue=75&v=Se2gfFKp1Iw
and this web site http://worldhappiness.report/
The World Happiness Report http://worldhappiness.report/ed/2017/
How happy am I?
From the Pursuit of Happiness: bringing the science of happiness to life
http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/science-of-happiness/measuring-happiness/
The following is a list of the most widely used and respected questionnaires. As you can see, we can discover some major differences in how they approach the issue, which reflect different definitions and perceptions of happiness.
Oxford Happiness Inventory (Argyle and Hill)
Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper)
Satisfaction with Life Scale (Deiner, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin)
Panas Scale (Watson, Clark, Tellegen)
And this is Todd Kashdan’s thoughtful critique of the above scales:
The assessment of subjective well-being (issues raised by the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire)
Happy Matters
Especially now, especially always- isn’t it better than the alternative? But how, it’s hard, where do I even start? Stay tuned and I will offer answers to these and other questions related to happiness.