‘Ne nous prenons pas au sérieux, il n’y aura aucun survivant.’ –Alphonse Allais
Contrary to the belief that happiness is hard to explain, or that it depends on having great wealth, researchers have identified the core factors in a happy life. The primary components are number of friends, closeness of friends, closeness of family, and relationships with co-workers and neighbors. Together these features explain about 70 percent of personal happiness.
{ Murray & Peacock, A model-free approach to the study of subjective well-being, 1996 }
related { Having Poor Quality Relationships Is Associated With Greater Distress Than Having Too Few }
photo { Janice Guy }
