Reading Time: 2 minutes Happiness is a foundation stone of economic science. People make economic choices – what salary to accept, what product to buy, whether to invest – in order to become happy. The pursuit of happiness clearly matters in economics, even though economists usually speak of it in jargon, substituting such words as “utility” for “happiness.” The […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes “The single biggest threat to our own well-being tends to be ourselves.” Do you experience a strong sense of well-being every day? Such contentment depends on more than just financial security, physical health or some other beneficial attribute. If you work to improve in one or two areas, but ignore the others, you will not
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Reading Time: 2 minutes “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough” (Mae West). Younger generations embrace a way of life often called “YOLO,” for “You only live once.” Yet we need to find a way, as an individual, to build a personal life based on mindfulness and vision in order to live productively
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Anyone can be happy temporarily. The trick is to maintain this happiness throughout your life. Use the below five happiness “hows” to understand happiness better: Stay positive – Would you feel positive if a game show host knocked on your door to give you a check for a million dollars? You know you would. Unfortunately, the
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Research suggests that the initial steps to becoming happier can be implemented straightaway. Be grateful – The powerful antidote to negativity about bad life experiences is an “attitude of gratitude” about good experiences. Research indicates that people who appreciate things feel a strong sense of satisfaction and are more optimistic. As such, they are much
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Many people believe they cannot prevent the physical and mental decline associated with old age. One cannot avoid ageing chronologically – but it is within our power to remain young biologically if we make a firm commitment to a healthy lifestyle. We need to act now – today, and not tomorrow. Get in the fast lane for good health
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Reading Time: 2 minutes “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. For centuries, great minds have tried to answer the question: “What makes people happy?” As the field of economics became increasingly analytical, it began to see earnings as a symbol for human welfare. The concept of “maximizing utility” (getting
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