But in 2014, 54% of rich-country respondents counted themselves as happy, whereas in emerging markets the percentage jumped to 51%.
One reason this is troubling, according to Kyl, is that Russia is so trigger-happy; whereas America views its nukes as a deterrent, he said, "to the Russians, tactical nuclear weapons are a battlefield weapon, just like artillery".
In her new book, Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness, American writer Ariel Gore points out that mothers seemed hot-wired to say that being with their children makes them happy – whereas really it is moments of being alone and of feeling "themselves" that makes them happiest.
She declares that "the question 'What is the role of poetry?' is like asking, 'What is the role of eating?' " I'm both an Atwood fan and a poetry critic, but even for me, it's hard not to notice that people who don't read poetry seem generally to be healthy and happy, whereas people who don't eat seem generally to be dead.
In the U.S., the second most popular mood was "Happy," whereas in Canada the number 2 mood is "Sexual".
The argument at the end of Book 1 proceeds by attempting to prove an interim conclusion that is unnecessarily strong, namely that the just person is happy, whereas the unjust person is wretched.
And so Socrates can draw the interim conclusion that we have encountered already, which is that the just person (the person, that is, whose soul is just) is happy, whereas the person whose soul is unjust is wretched.
Researchers suggest that women might have more cultural freedom to quit a job they don't like and find one that makes them happier, whereas men remain in unsatisfying work environments -- making time at home seem more appealing.
Brooks, analyzing studies on self-reported happiness, concludes that moving farther away from a city for a bigger house and lawn, especially when we then spend more time commuting and less time with loved ones, does not actually make people happy, whereas relationships and interpersonal interactions are what really bring us joy.
The BABYDIAB study showed that parents who receive an IA-negative result for their child are often happy, whereas parents that receive an IA-positive result are often unhappy.
