Happiness

If you Google the word “happiness” multiple things come up; quotes, definitions, pictures, how to achieve it, etc. The definition of happiness changes biased on the way you look at it. In life we often question whether we are happy and what happiness is. The definition of happiness according to the Oxford Dictionary is the state of being happy. Looking at that definition it is clear that it is not a valid one. One cannot put a definition on the word happiness because it is different for…

everyone’s mind is; what is happiness?? There are millions of views on what happiness really is and how we should go about it. However, it isn’t rocket science as they say it is to achieve absolute happiness. According to Epicurus and his theories, it’s actually quite easy to be happy. Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher that was the founder of the school of Epicureanism (basically a school of happiness). One of Epicurus’ beliefs to achieve complete happiness was to surround yourself…

Amongst those in society, a great number of individuals strive for happiness. Countless amounts of studies, alongside articles of a large variety of topics, have been undertaken in order to satisfy this boundless need for permanent bliss. Contrary to the standard assumption, the happiness one tries so desperately to grasp is not dependent to what is done, rather it relies on how it is done. The documentary Happy directed by Roko Belic provides a similar point which proposes that being happy is…

The Importance and Benefits of Happiness Studies Happiness is commonly considered as an ultimate goal of life because everybody wants to be happy (Abdel-Khalek, 2005; Frey & Stutzer, 2002; Veenhoven, 1994). Research documents that being happy are more important than the pursuit of material achievements for the majority of the people (Van Boven, 2005; Larsen & Eid, 2008; Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005). An understanding of the determinants of human happiness is important because a happier…

the most satisfied people were those who had discovered their unique combination of "signature strengths," such as humanity, temperance and persistence. His vision of happiness is combined with the virtue ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Aristotle with modern psychological theories of motivation. His conclusion is that happiness has three dimensions that can be cultivated: the Pleasant Life, the Good Life, and the Meaningful Life. The Pleasant Life is realized to be that if we learn to savor…

When hearing the word happiness, some people may interpret it with: being surrounded by or having friends, spending time with family, having a healthy relationship with either a man or woman, having food and water that is available to them, living in some kind of structure, and having what they truly need at the moment or in the near future. Then there are the other people, and not attending to be rude, who have very different views of what true happiness consists of. They perceive it as having…

SYNTHESIZING HAPPINESS Defining happiness may seem as elusive as achieving it. We all want to be happy, and we can say whether we are happy or not, but can we honestly define it, study it or measure it? Some people say happiness is leading good life, freedom from suffering, flourishing, well-being, joy, prosperity, and pleasure; but it can’t be well defined without looking at three major constituents of happiness. Seligman and his co-authors say that happiness consists of “pleasure (or positive…

In the article, “Happiness and Eudaimonia”, the text tackles one of the most fundamental questions that virtually everyone in this universe has grappled with, what defines a happy life, versus a good life? (Happiness and Eudaimonia). However, the true meaning of “a happy life” cannot be precisely determined, for it usually means different things to different people at different points in their lives. Personally, for example, I think that I have a “happy life” at the time’s when I finally get…

Happiness. Happiness is a state of well-being expounded by enjoyable or pleasant emotions ranging from fulfillment to immense amounts of uncontrollable delight. Happiness can be achieved in contrasting approaches depending on the type of person you are. Despite this, happiness is an extremely difficult jewel to find if you don’t look hard enough in a cave of complications in life. In Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, faces grueling memories and future…

to boost a person’s overall happiness. The most accepted view is that happiness can be bought with a sufficient amount of money. However, numerous people neglect to see that happiness is neither determined by one factor nor does it correspond with material possessions. First, it is clear that humans are one of the only species that create such complex social networks. Given this, it isn’t any wonder on how our social relationships are a strong influence on our happiness. That is, it…