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This document discusses different aspects of happiness. It includes a children's song about being happy and clapping hands. It then asks what makes you happy and to list 10 things and 10 activities and people. It discusses whether money makes people happy and includes information about GDP and the Easterlin Paradox. It discusses happiness measurements and metrics. Finally, it discusses sustainability, well-being, online happiness metrics, and ways individuals can take action.
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- 2. If you’re happy and you know it clap your handsIf you’re happy and you know it clap your hands If you’re happy and you know it clap your handsIf you’re happy and you know it clap your hands If you’re happy and you know it then your face willIf 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
- 3. What makes you happy?What makes you happy? In 30 seconds each:In 30 seconds each: 10 things10 things 10 activities10 activities 10 people10 people
- 6. 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 hasremained stagnant and even fallen Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the sum of all goods and services produced in a year
- 7. Easterlin Paradox 40 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.
- 10. Z Who’s online? 75% 25% I U - y/m,x
- 11. Sustainabili ty Healthy Ecosystems Social Justice Economic Fairness Happiness & Wellbeing Sustainabili ty Healthy Ecosystems Social Justice Economic Fairness Happiness & Wellbeing GDP Economic Growth Wealth Accumulatio n Stuff & Status GDP Economic Growth Wealth Accumulatio n Stuff & Status Self-transcendence Physical self Extrinsic Intrinsic Spirituality Community Affiliation Self-acceptance Physical health Safety Hedonism Financial success Image Popularity Conformity From research by T. Kasser
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- 22. Sustainability Resilience Well-Being Online Happiness Metrics & Grassroots: What are the Leverage Points?
- 23. What you can do Take the GNH Index Use the GNH Index happycounts.org
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- We borrow this from John Helliwell, professor at U of BC and expert in happiness and well-being
- Give the audience 30 sec each to list (make sure they have paper and pen) 10 things that make you happy (just things) 10 people 10 activities After the listing, find out who could list 10 Ask what things came up, what people, what activities Link to scientific findings findings, our SAHI report, our DON report and the world happiness report
- Brief overview of happiness movement globally – Bhutan, UK, Our Declaration of Independence
- Each star represents a community, city, campus or organization using the Gross National Happiness Index https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?hl=en&authuser=0&mid=z08bE1wsFGv8.kndei6Z12qkk
- source for Layard (2005) graph is his book Happinesss: Lessons From A New Science also find here http://cep.lse.ac.uk/events/lectures/layard/RL030303.pdf and a piece on Layard himself http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jun/24/healthandwellbeing.schools
- Source: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/12/08/1015962107.full.pdf+html an article and source for photo http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Douglas+Todd+happier+poor+rich/9509671/story.html
- Brief overview of happiness movement globally – Bhutan, UK, Our Declaration of Independence