A person’s outlook in life is a deciding factor on their happiness and there are many
different ways to be happy. Being happy can be found for example by contributing to the society.
It is the desire of happiness that drives people to do what they want in life and to view it the way
they want it to be seen. Emily Smith and Dan Gilbert are two main researchers and authors who
explain how people view happiness.
Happy people satisfy their wants and needs but lack purpose and is irrelevant to having a
meaningful life. One who has meaning is usually connected to something other than themselves
such as spending time helping out others in need. Andy Wimmer, a volunteer for the Home of
the Dying and Destitute, explains in Roko Belic’s documentary …show more content…
If people want to be happy they must strive for
happiness
Page 1 of 2
Janel Lozano
P1
08/23/16
Ways Happiness can be achieved
A person’s outlook in life is a deciding factor on their happiness and there are many
different ways to be happy. Being happy can be found for example by contributing to the society.
It is the desire of happiness that drives people to do what they want in life and to view it the way
they want it to be seen. Emily Smith and Dan Gilbert are two main researchers and authors who
explain how people view happiness.
Happy people satisfy their wants and needs but lack purpose and is irrelevant to having a
meaningful life. One who has meaning is usually connected to something other than themselves
such as spending time helping out others in need. Andy Wimmer, a volunteer for the Home of
the Dying and Destitute, explains in Roko Belic’s documentary Happy, that “once you care
about the world, your life will feel positive and have meaning.” In other words, doing things that
are good will increase your life satisfaction and well-being. It is important to note that “one must
have a reason to be happy” ( smith,2). With this, happiness is achieved at its highest …show more content…
That is to say that some people
are happy when they have a lot of money. Everyone has a different perspective on what makes
them feel good in life. Darrin Mcmahon concludes “those are are only happy who have their
minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness” ( Mcmahon 2). In other words,
finding purpose is another way people can fulfill the desire of being happy.
Happiness can be synthesized to create a concept of the same quality as natural
happiness. In a Ted Talk on synthetic happiness, Dan Gilbert talks about how people can create
their own happiness and how it’s like a “mental immune system” ,that helps change a person’s
view of the world. People, “synthesize happiness, but we think happiness is a thing to be found”
( Gilbert). One can be just as happy by not getting what they originally had in mind. It’s the
matter of changing the way a person views their life, instead of looking to get what they want.
Overall, a happy life can correspond in many different ways by doing many things in life.
different ways to be happy. Being happy can be found for example by contributing to the society.
It is the desire of happiness that drives people to do what they want in life and to view it the way
they want it to be seen. Emily Smith and Dan Gilbert are two main researchers and authors who
explain how people view happiness.
Happy people satisfy their wants and needs but lack purpose and is irrelevant to having a
meaningful life. One who has meaning is usually connected to something other than themselves
such as spending time helping out others in need. Andy Wimmer, a volunteer for the Home of
the Dying and Destitute, explains in Roko Belic’s documentary …show more content…
If people want to be happy they must strive for
happiness
Page 1 of 2
Janel Lozano
P1
08/23/16
Ways Happiness can be achieved
A person’s outlook in life is a deciding factor on their happiness and there are many
different ways to be happy. Being happy can be found for example by contributing to the society.
It is the desire of happiness that drives people to do what they want in life and to view it the way
they want it to be seen. Emily Smith and Dan Gilbert are two main researchers and authors who
explain how people view happiness.
Happy people satisfy their wants and needs but lack purpose and is irrelevant to having a
meaningful life. One who has meaning is usually connected to something other than themselves
such as spending time helping out others in need. Andy Wimmer, a volunteer for the Home of
the Dying and Destitute, explains in Roko Belic’s documentary Happy, that “once you care
about the world, your life will feel positive and have meaning.” In other words, doing things that
are good will increase your life satisfaction and well-being. It is important to note that “one must
have a reason to be happy” ( smith,2). With this, happiness is achieved at its highest …show more content…
That is to say that some people
are happy when they have a lot of money. Everyone has a different perspective on what makes
them feel good in life. Darrin Mcmahon concludes “those are are only happy who have their
minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness” ( Mcmahon 2). In other words,
finding purpose is another way people can fulfill the desire of being happy.
Happiness can be synthesized to create a concept of the same quality as natural
happiness. In a Ted Talk on synthetic happiness, Dan Gilbert talks about how people can create
their own happiness and how it’s like a “mental immune system” ,that helps change a person’s
view of the world. People, “synthesize happiness, but we think happiness is a thing to be found”
( Gilbert). One can be just as happy by not getting what they originally had in mind. It’s the
matter of changing the way a person views their life, instead of looking to get what they want.
Overall, a happy life can correspond in many different ways by doing many things in life.