A recent report listed the happiest nations in the world. Guess what? The US didn't even make it into the top ten. So much for the American dream.
Why are we so unhappy? Let's start by looking at the origin of the word. Happy is derived from the Icelandic word happ, meaning luck or chance. Is happiness then, by its very definition, elusive due to its randomness? Nassim Taleb certainly thinks so, as he expressed in his bestselling book Fooled by Randomness. But this is clearly not the case for the top 10 happiest countries.
7 Ways to Be Happier at Work
Posted by mariajoe under Employee BenefitsFrom http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org 5633 days ago
Made Hot by: GPorter on June 4, 2009 5:11 pm
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I am a big believer in the saying "you are as happy as you make up your mind to be." Someone famous said that -- I am not sure who. But it's good advice.
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