The first Monitor article I read was called “Does marriage make us happy?” According to Daniel Gilbert‚ PhD‚ married people are happier than unmarried people. It isn’t marriage that makes us happy‚ but a happy marriage that makes us happy. Gilbert also says that money can buy happiness. The happier people make between $40‚000 and $70‚000. The reason for this‚ according to Gilbert‚ is that people with money enjoy better nutrition‚ can go places with loved ones‚ worry less about their children and
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a’laam anNubalaa’”‚ by Imam ath-Thahabi) For this reason‚ don’t tell yourself‚ “I can never author 10 volumes of work like the scholars of the past did or establish worldwide institutions and orphanages‚ and so I will never have an influence on others…” A statement like this is based on the understanding of the industry’s definition of productivity‚ that the more books you place in the market‚ the greater your contribution will be. But dear reader‚ this is incorrect. When the element of sincerity
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this relationship is similar or dissimilar to the Western view of the relationships between men and women. Focus on both positive and negative aspects of the relationship. What comment is Achebe trying to make about the dynamics of the relationship in his culture.In Things Fall Apart Achebe shows us how the relationship between men and women in the African culture is defined. Achebe illustrates the similarities and the differences between the genders. However‚ one has to keep in mind that the society
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Are scientific inventions making us happier ? One of the most popular questions which is often asked is: "Are scientific inventions making us happier ?" Science today has given us such comforts as were unimaginable years ago. Today we switch on the radio and listen to music‚ We have electricity‚ telephones‚ televisions‚ washing machines‚ refrigerators‚ air-conditioning plants and a host of other gadgets. All these things have made the life of man very easy and comfortable. The flush-lavatories
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happiness can also extend across an entire nation‚ with people in "happy" nations being more likely to have pro-democratic attitudes and a keenness to help others. The link between happiness and success was investigated by a team from the University of California Riverside‚ led by Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky. First‚ they analysed questionnaires that ask people about multiple aspects of their lives. "For example‚ they show that happy people tend to earn higher incomes‚" said Prof Lyubomirsky. Having
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happiness by conducting empirical research? “Happiness is the purpose of life.” – Dalai Lama As seniors at Barringer High School‚ we have been reading about the pursuit of happiness. The readings led us to understand how important and vital happiness is to humans. Based on some of the ideas presented we decided to conduct a survey among one hundred Barringer students to find out how they rate their happiness. To carry out this survey‚ we employed
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edu/sitefiles/file/Sachs%20Writing/2012/World%20Happiness%20Report.pdf ^ Wallis‚ Claudia (2005-01-09) ^ The Journal of Positive Psychology‚ March 2009 ^ Boston.com‚ August 23‚ 2009 ^ Dunn‚ E. W.‚ Aknin‚ L. B.‚ & Norton‚ M. I. (2008). Spending money on others promotes happiness. Science‚ 319‚ 1687-1688.. ^ Claire Bates (2012-10-31). "Is this the world ’s happiest man? Brain scans reveal French monk found to have ’abnormally large capacity ’ for joy‚ and it could be down to meditation | Mail Online". Dailymail
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WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY For me there are many things that can make people happy in the world. Making someone happy is a matter of being sensitive to one’s needs. Many pursue the common approach of knowing what the other wants in order to bring them happiness‚ but the truth however is that we don’t need to know what they want. Instead‚ we should be observant to the delicate of their aspirations. An effective method to know what can make people happy is to be sensitive to their concerns. If we truly
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country. There are broken family‚ closed family‚ multiple family. Most of us have closed family rather than broken and multiple family. Because most Filipino are family oriented than other nationality. But some family experience the broken family or the separation of both parents in the family‚ it may be affect of the differences between the parents and difficulties of life to them or because of the poverty in the country. And the other one is multiple families or the Polygamy wherein there was multiple
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tried all means of entertainment also‚ no result. Most people also turn to food for comfort‚ in times of depression. Yes it’s true‚ some superfoods have the properties of anti depressants. But it’s very important to know which are the foods that make you happy. If you have a balanced diet‚ you are going to have good body and also a good mood. But sometimes we need something more‚ a little extra comfort. Stress‚ quarrels and negativity in life‚ to a large extent‚ can actually depress you. Well‚ there
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