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Happiness
To Your
If you’re happy and you know it clap your handsIf you’re happy and you know it clap your handsIf you’re happy and you know it clap your handsIf you’re happy and you know it clap your handsIf you’re happy and you know it then your face will If you’re happy and you know it then your face will surely show it.surely show it.If you’re happy and you know it clap your handsIf you’re happy and you know it clap your hands
What makes you happy?What makes you happy?In 30 seconds each: In 30 seconds each:
10 things10 things10 activities10 activities10 people10 people
Happiness is Happening
Measure
Purpose
Policy
Does MONEY 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
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the sum of all goods and services produced in a year
Easterlin Paradox40 year study of nations across the globe
Up to a salary of $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.
What…is a happiness measurement?
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Sustainability
Healthy Ecosystems
Social Justice
Economic Fairness
Happiness
& Wellbeing
Sustainability
Healthy Ecosystems
Social Justice
Economic Fairness
Happiness
& Wellbeing
GDP
Economic Growth
Wealth Accumulatio
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Stuff & Status
GDP
Economic Growth
Wealth Accumulatio
n
Stuff & Status
Self-transcendence
Physical self
Extrinsic Intrinsic
Spirituality
Community
AffiliationSelf-acceptance
Physical healthSafetyHedonism
Financialsuccess
ImagePopularity
Conformity
From research by T. Kasser
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Sustainability Resilience
Well-Being
Online Happiness Metrics & Grassroots: What are the Leverage Points?
What you can doTake the GNH Index Use the GNH Indexhappycounts.org
happycounts.org
happycounts.org