“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/