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Are you happy?. Azel Kussainova Astana Toastmasters Club May 22, 2010 Karaganda. Kazakhstan. 10.4% - Very unhappy 29.4% - Not too happy 20.1% - Neither happy, not unhappy 33.1% - Pretty happy 5.8% - Very happy 2.0% - Don’t know. Denmark. 3.1% - Very unhappy 10.8% - Not too happy
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Are you happy? Azel Kussainova Astana Toastmasters Club May 22, 2010 Karaganda
Kazakhstan 10.4% - Very unhappy 29.4% - Not too happy 20.1% - Neither happy, not unhappy 33.1% - Pretty happy 5.8% - Very happy 2.0% - Don’t know
Denmark • 3.1% - Very unhappy • 10.8% - Not too happy • 15.1% - Neither happy, not unhappy • 46% - Pretty happy • 24.8% - Very happy • 0.3% - Don’t know
Top 10 Happiest Countries • Costa Rica • Denmark • Iceland • Switzerland • Canada • Norway • Mexico • Finland • Sweden • Panama
Philosophical approach "All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts. It is made up of our thoughts. If one speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows one, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the wagon." Buddha
Scientific Approach • 50% - Genes • 10% - Life circumstances • 40% - Combination of personal factors
Economic Approach Happiness Economics: • Satisfaction with life index • GDP per Capita • Unemployment Rate • Economic freedom • Happiness at work
Functional Happiness Functional Happiness is a state of well-being that exists, flourishes and is fostered in daily life. Functional Happiness Equation: Increased inspiration + Decreased suffering = Increased Happiness
Thank you for attention! Life doesn’t happen by chance. It happens by choice