Be Happy!

Be happy! But how? To some lucky souls happiness is the default condition, to others it’s an elusive goal to work towards. Yesterday I saw a wonderful card enscripted with the words ”Happiness is the way, not the destination”. Wise words indeed, but the New Economics Foundation (nef) go into a little more detail on … Continue reading →

The Happy Planet Index

Today I watched this video of a guy called Nic Marks, from the New Economics Foundation giving a talk about what he terms the “Happy Planet Index”. It’s a way of measuring a nation’s progress, as an alternative to GDP. I think it’s a brilliant idea because GDP doesn’t necessarily reflect a nation’s level of happiness… Of … Continue reading →