Sonja Lyubomirsky

University of California, Riverside

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Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside and author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want

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Forty years ago, the King of Bhutan, a Himalayan country of less than a million people, suggested that "happiness" should replace economic output as a measure of human advancement.

Bhutan, the United Nations, and Gross National Happiness

Forty years ago, the King of Bhutan, a Himalayan country of less than a million people, suggested that "happiness" should replace economic output as a measure of human advancement.

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"Happiness" is a right enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. Is it a better measure of human "progress" than "Gross National Product?"

Gross National… Happiness?

"Happiness" is a right enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. Is it a better measure of human "progress" than "Gross National Product?"

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The Declaration of Independence says we're all entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." How is happiness measured… and how can it best be pursued?

Why Gratitude Leads to Happiness

The Declaration of Independence says we're all entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." How is happiness measured… and how can it best be pursued?

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