Our Happiness Dilemma, Part 2: Embracing the 8 Worldly Winds
In part 1 of this blog, I explored our Happiness dilemma by using three recent data points: an interview with the U.S. Surgeon General, a newly published book, Anxious Generation, and the Annual World Happiness Report.
Using some of these insights, I explored how and what we consume with smartphones and social media contributes to our happiness dilemma.
In this post, I focus on how we might rethink “happiness” and cultivate the mind of satisfaction.
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Much of our dilemma surrounding happiness DOWNLOAD PDF
Our Happiness Dilemma, Part 1: The Rot Undermining Our Satisfaction
Our obsession with happiness leads us to seek out elixirs and excitement, often undermining the happiness we seek to attain. Given that we enshrine a pillar of our Constitution to the Pursuit of Happiness, it is curious that we’ve slid to number 23 in this year’s Annual World Happiness Report.
In previous years (2017, 2018), I’ve focused on structural and social issues and tensions that point to security and social cohesion gaps that might keep the U.S. out of the top 10.
Last year, I highlighted DOWNLOAD PDF