The most important thing to realise about being happy is that it is “how” not “what.” Things will not make you happy. Affluenza—coined as the dogged pursuit of “more”—is particularly prevalent in ...

Here’s what most people think will make them happy, in order of importance: Via The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain: A survey of more than 2,015 people conducted by the ...

Whether some people are happier because good things happen to them or whether good things happen because they have happy dispositions is a good question. Both premises are true to varying degrees.