The Hunt For Happiness Analysis

Many people have a thought in their minds that wealth is the factor that makes an individual Joyful;however,this is not a real statement.What actually makes a person happy is one’s health and love.

The film The Pursuit of Happyness is a biography based on the life of Chris Gardner, who is played by the actor Will Smith. Will Smith portrays a hardworking father who is struggling to sale bone-density scanners to the local hospitals, while trying to make ends meet for his family. After his wife leaves, he is left to raise his 5-year-old son Christopher alone. Making it clear to those around him, it is obvious that he is among the working poor class and cannot meet the basic human needs (absolute), he can barely pay bills to keep his home, can hardly provide food, and has a rough time being able to keep his son in daycare. Being a part of the working poor class means that you have little power, income and prestige. There were many sociological

Jennifer Senior discusses her research concerning positive psychology and whether or not happiness is teachable and highlights some of the darker sides of happiness. To start the article, Senior reveals her score on her test from the Authentic Happiness Inventory. The test designed by Chris Peterson of the positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. This test is intended to numerically score ones level of happiness. In a scale of 1 to 5, Jennifer got a grade of 2.88. This indicated she was below average for most rankings such as “age, education level, gender and occupation” (422). Senior states she is at the 50 percent mark for her given zip code. She stated that liking her

“The Happiness Hypothesis” by Jonathan Haidt is the first book I've read of its kind, mostly because I've been trying to feel my way through life so far one step at a time, and I will likely never forget it. There are things to be learned within this combination of ancient wisdom, research, and Haidt's connection of it all, valuable lessons for approaching and understanding the human experience. Reading something like this young, and taking it with me throughout my life and comparing it to my own experience will indeed make it a very valuable tool.

What makes a person happy? Happiness is an endless path in life. Everyone has a different opinion about what makes them happy. People have always been attentive to the issue of what makes humans happy. However, getting a large amount of money is a pursuit for many people, especially the young generation around the world. In the article, “Get Happy” by Walter Mosley, he states how, “Happiness is considered by most to be a subset of wealth” (87). Quote above explains how money is the first thing that comes in person’s mind that make them happy because with the money one can buy anything he wants. Money is one of the most important things in over lives because we need it to have a home to live in, food to eat, clothes to wear, and to get

People tend to feel the most happiness in their daily lives rather than happiness over all. For instance, if someone opens the door for you, does something outrageous, tells a funny story or simply reacts kindly to you, you can experience happiness. Laughing at someones joke can cause you to feel happy even for just a moment. Another definition of happiness in our daily lives is self appreciation such as, getting that new raise, getting an A on a test or even getting into the college you want. These examples all cause happiness in different but still rather large ways. We seem to think that happiness is so difficult to come by, we focus so hard on what happiness is that we don't even realize the simple things in life that are truly making a difference. We can become significantly happy without even noticing. Although happiness seems like it’s hard to find it’s not all that difficult. What’s hard to come by is the feeling of genuine happiness ; genuine happiness is what people truly look for.

The article “But Will It Make You Happy?” written by Rosenbloom informs the reader that simplifying life and focusing purchases on things that brings longer lasting happiness. The article begins with an example of

Everyone has something they use to distract them from the unpleasant parts of their own life. In Aldous Huxley’s novel, Brave New World, a few examples of these distractions are soma, alcohol, and, for the main character, John “the Savage,” literature. The society of Brave New World intentionally prioritizes happiness and contentment over truth. Citizens are inconspicuously provided with instantaneous pleasures as placeholders for their freedom and their right to truth. The novel demonstrates that the concepts of happiness and truth are naturally incompatible in certain aspects of life.

Before this woman took on her Happiness Project she read tons of books written by all sorts of different people, such as religious leaders, philosophers, and scientists, and tried to find out the best ways to become happier. She talks about these different people’s perspectives on happiness and how to achieve it throughout her book and I thought it was really cool to see these different people’s thoughts. This book was slightly more challenging to read considering the woman used higher level vocabulary and some of the quotes she inserted in her book were written a long time ago, which means they weren't written in modern day

Essentially, seeking happiness is necessary in life. We often hope to find happiness from other people, other things around us and forget that we can create it by ourselves. The novel “The happiness project” by Gretchen Rubin is sufficient evidence. The author states, “I am happy – but I’m not as happy as I should be.”(13) Then she started a project within a year to change her life and seek for a happier life. By making a list of things she has to do in the next twelve months, the author have done many things which affects her “Vitality” (1), her “Marriage” (38), her “Leisure” (112), her “Friendship” (141),etc. positively so that she can achieve her goal, which is a life full filed of happiness as she dreamed before. We can also do that. We know that if everyone of us set a goal and live purposely, we are all happy. However, we can be happier if we know how to change ourselves on the right way. We can make ourselves happy by doing simple things in our everyday life.

The feeling of happiness is ubiquitous. In the book of “Stumping on Happiness” states, “to choose or want one thing rather than another because it would be more pleasant,” which is to say that the pursuit of happiness is built the very definition of desire” (Gilbert 33). Happiness is a feeling because I can use my eyes to see all the lovely things in the world. I can use my ear to listen to the natural singing softly. I can use my hand to touch the delicate petals. I am happy I can use my nose to smell the scent of grass. Happiness can have endless memories. Unlike a blind man living in the shadowy world, he has to use walking sticks as a guide to precede the life of the road ahead of him. His main support is to touch a person to perceive

What is happiness? I would’ve never known how to reply to that, but I do now, thanks to The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.

When considering an individual’s conception of happiness, we must first look at the life they lead to understand what might make that person happy. However, to truly assess what makes an individual happy we must further analyze the individual’s character. Since the life one leads does not necessarily correlate to their happiness. There are several factors that contribute to an individual’s conception of happiness. For example, a person may lead an extravagant life full of money, power, and all the materialistic items that many desire, but that individual is not truly happy because under all that material wealth they feel unhappy and alone. Meanwhile, another individual is living within his means but he is completely happy with that life because

The state of being happy is very debatable. Happiness can last anywhere from a fraction of a second to possibly a lifetime. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines being happy as “feeling pleasure and enjoyment because of your life, situation, etc..” Although there are a few set definitions for the word, the definition of happiness can range from person to person. Most people define happiness by naming material things in their life as well as people. Setting goals to achieve one’s definition of happiness can cause them to alter their definition later on and want more than what they already have. This brings to question whether anyone is ever truly happy. In the article, “The Pursuit of Happiness: Time, Money, and Social Connections,” Cassie Mogilner writes about the effect money has on happiness. Mauss, et al, follow the same train of thought as Mogilner in their article, “The Pursuit of Happiness Can Be Lonely,” and explain how chasing happiness can lead to loneliness.

So, what is happiness? The research suggests that happiness is a combination of how satisfied you are with your life. For example, finding meaning in your work and how good you feel on a day to day basis. Both of these are relatively stable. Life changes and our mood changes, but our general happiness is more genetically determined than anything else. The good news is that with consistent effort, this can be offset. Think of it like you think about weight: if you eat how you want to