The Happynomics of LifeHuh?

Think of your happiest moment in your life.

Compelling Idea?

London’s Prime Minister David Cameron has decided to create a national happiness index Measures how people feel Done quarterly

“Happynomics” is being highly criticized. Brits facing a year of cuts in everything from

public-sector jobs to child benefits.

Compelling idea or crap?

Still trying to survive?

Success was originally measured to ensure survival (GDP).

Now most people have enough — or far more than enough by the standards of human history.

“What’s going on inside their heads?”

Let’s see if it works…

Take out a scratch sheet of paper

Number your paper 1-6

Happy Questions

Respond on a scale of zero to 10:1. How happy did you feel yesterday? 2. How anxious did you feel yesterday? 3. How satisfied are you with your life nowadays? 4. To what extent do you feel the things you do in your

life are worthwhile?

Andrew Oswald, a happiness economics expert at the University of Warwick added:5. “How well have you been sleeping?” 6. “How pressurized do you feel your time is?”

When finished, add your numbers to get a total.

Charity in a grim economy?

“Big Society” project People can give more to one another.▪ British A.T.M.s would automatically give

customers an option of donating to charity.

Do we have it all wrong?

The Pursuit

Liberty is an inalienable right of Americans, along with the “pursuit of happiness.”

The Declaration of Independence guarantees freedom but, when it comes to happiness, only the quest for it is underwritten.

How is our “quest” going?Don't Worry, Be Happy