Here are 15 keys to happiness from Bhutan, a country where Gross National Happiness is considered more important than Gross Domestic Product.
1) If you search for happiness, you will not find it. If happiness searches for you, it will always find you.
2) A flea springs up from a cozy blanket, a hero springs up from a rocky ledge.
3) A yak herder takes the credit, but it is the poor yak which carries the heavy load....
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12:14 PM, May 18, 2013
The secret to being happy lies in turning off your mobile and concentrating on your friends and family rather than text messages and emails, a leading expert on happiness has claimed. ...
06:22 PM, Jan 28, 2013
London: A specific gene could explain why fat people are happier than their thinner counterparts, says a new research from McMaster University, Canada. Scientists have linked the "fat gene" with the "happy gene". "Strictly" star Lisa Riley has recently said she is a "big, really happy girl who is lucky enough to be confident in her own skin". The FTO gene is the major contributor to obesity, but it is...
03:34 PM, Nov 21, 2012
London: Men reach the peak of happiness at age 37 when they have climbed the career ladder and started a family, according to a new study. Thirty-seven is the age by which most men are settled in a happy relationship and have formed a close circle of friends with which to socialise, according to a study by a UK menswear brand. The dreaded 'mid-life crisis' is still a decade away...
04:03 PM, Nov 02, 2012
London: A pay hike only leads to a short-term satisfaction before the rut sets in again, according to a new study. Researchers have found that with a rise comes a re-evaluation of status and you soon begin to start comparing your levels of pay to your colleague's again. Once workers achieve a sufficient level of pay, they shift their focus from what their pay allows them to do to other...
02:58 PM, Nov 02, 2012
London: Hollywood star Julia Roberts says optimism and a sense of humour are the keys to looking beautiful. The 44-year-old actress, who is married to cameraman Danny Moder, said she always feels better about her looks when she is happy with her personal life, reported Femalefirst. "I think optimism and having a sense of humour definitely help but happiness is something you cultivate. Once you find it, that's the key...
05:56 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Washington: Happiness can be fleeting, but by hanging on to those good times and not comparing your personal experiences to those of others can help you remain happy for longer, a new study has suggested. Researchers in the US carried out a happiness survey on a group of 481 participants who had identified a recent positive change in their lives that had made them happier. Six weeks after that, the...
04:58 PM, May 08, 2012
The seventeen sharply observed short stories are infused with a melancholic aura, somewhat reminiscent of a Fitzgeraldian landscape. We move past the gilded gates of Delhi society, and mingle with people who are comfortable in their Dior shoes, their big cars and farmhouses at the edges of the city - but still struggling with a dark cloud overhead, yearning for something else. This cloud takes many forms, such as: aspirations...
06:14 PM, May 02, 2012
London: They may reduce millions of housewives to tears, but a survey has found that onions are a key ingredient to happiness. The survey claims the humble onion is the foodstuff which brings most pleasure per penny, followed by carrots, baked beans, bananas and potatoes. Shoppers were quizzed on 100 everyday staples to find out how happy they made them, relative to price. More than 1,500 people rated products based...
01:29 PM, Sep 16, 2011
Washington: India has ranked 71st in happiness with only 17 per cent people describing themselves as "thriving" in a new study of well-being that gives Denmark the top spot among 124 countries surveyed. With Danes ranked the most contented people on the planet with a whopping 72 per cent of residents considering themselves "thriving," Sweden and Canada followed close behind, each at 69 per cent in Gallup's 2010 Global Wellbeing...
11:32 AM, Apr 21, 2011
London: It seems that 50 is the golden age of happiness, for a new study has found that it's the key to 'content and comfortable' life. Researchers say many of those who have passed their half century are enjoying the best time of their lives - they have the peace of mind of having paid off their mortgage, got the children off their hands or are simply enjoying spending more...
12:46 PM, Jan 21, 2011
London: Money can buy you happiness, only if you earn more of it than your friends, scientists say. A study of life satisfaction in dozens of countries found that contrary to popular perception, economic growth doesn't bring with it a corresponding long-term rise in happiness. While people may feel more positive in the short-term, the shine quickly wears off, found the study by researchers from University of Southern California. However,...
05:10 PM, Dec 14, 2010
Washington: Can money really make you happy? Not really, but up to about $ 75,000 a year can ease the pain of life's stresses, US researchers reported on Tuesday. A survey of 1,000 Americans shows they are overall fairly happy, and more money equals more satisfaction up to a point, Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton of the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University in New Jersey found. "More...
04:14 PM, Sep 08, 2010
It revealed that nearly nine in 10 small business owners are happier owning and running their own business as compared to working for someone else. ...
12:10 PM, Jul 27, 2010
A survey of 23 countries finds out what people feel about the areas where they live. ...
01:18 PM, May 31, 2010
Despite increased risk of death and disease, it seemed that people in their fifties worry less. ...
06:54 PM, May 18, 2010
Take a look at CNN-IBN Senior Editor Sagarika Ghose's top reads this year. ...
01:30 AM, Dec 15, 2009
Should we include happiness in how we measure the economy? ...
03:42 PM, Oct 24, 2009
India ranks 35th in the Happy Planet Index; is it really happy. ...
06:40 PM, Aug 12, 2009
The index is based on life expectancy, life satisfaction and ecological footprint. ...
06:11 PM, Jul 28, 2009
