Episode Summary
In this episode I pull a few highlights from the World Happiness Report that was issued on World Happiness Day on 20th March. If you think the world’s richest countries are the happiest, then listen to this. There is a brilliant definition of happiness and believe it or not, money is not as big a factor as you might think.
Episode Notes
00:19 – The international day of happiness – March 20
More information about the international day of happiness can be found here.
Here’s a link to the World Happiness Report 2019
02:12 – A retailer of menswear sends me an e mail about their blog post on happiness!
03:29 – The richest countries are not necessarily the happiest.
03:53 – The top 4 happiest countries in the world are Scandinavian/nordic.
04:41 – Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability in the world affecting 322 million people. It has risen 18% since 2005.
06:21 – An excellent definition of happiness:
Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Denmark
Happiness can be defined as the experience of joy, contentment or positive wellbeing combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful and worthwhile
07:37 – People are not good judges of what makes them happy. Millionaires generally feel they will be happier if they had 2-3 times more than they currently have, regardless of how rich they are.
08:41 – Social interaction is key to real happiness but not just through Social Media.
09:41 – We need to choose what happiness means to us. It may not necessarily be an achievement. More likely, happiness will be found in the achieving.
