Self Wellness Test
Happiness is an illusive target many if not all of us are searching for. What constitute happiness?
We may find some indications in various Happiness Evaluations in the world. One such evaluation looks at the Gross National Happiness Index (http://www.grossnationalhappiness.com/), which evaluate 9 domains:
1 Psychological Wellbeing
2 Standard of Living
3 Good Governance
4 Health
5 Education
6 Community Vitality
7 Cultural Diversity and Resilience
8 Time Use and Happiness
9 Ecological Diversity and Resilience
The Earth Institute of Columbia University recently produced the 'World Happiness Report'. In it, the editors reported "If we want to influence the levels of happiness and misery, we need to know what causes them. As a result of some 30 years of research, we now know a good deal about this.
If we think of each individual, every one of us has her own genetic make-up, but the person she becomes depends on the interaction of those genes with the environment she encounters. Together, genes and environment determine the main features of a person’s life – both those that are very “personal” and those that are more clearly “external.” And these features in turn determine a person’s well-being."
Among the more “external” factors, key determinants of happiness include:
• income
• work
• community and governance, and
• values and religion
and, among the more “personal” features, key determinants include:
• mental health
• physical health
• family experience
• education, and
• gender and age
