The picture is less clear for women; parenthood has been linked to greater happiness in some studies and to
less happiness in other studies, likely because women tend to engage in child rearing tasks that center upon both routine and play, while men tend to spend a greater proportion of their caregiving time on play.2 In addition, married parents tend to have relatively greater happiness than their non-married counterparts given the increased social support available to married adults, lower financial strain, and greater help with chores and housework.
Less happiness in your career?
«Screen - addicted teens are unhappy: A new study finds that more screen time is coincides with
less happiness in youths.»
Some others might have the sense to realise that while a trophy would be good, getting relegated (from 4th) for a chance at winning it, is likely to result in
less happiness in the medium run.
Not exact matches
Limiting employees to working only
in an open office floor plan or only
in a private, cubicle - style floor plan can squash productivity and lead to
less overall
happiness.
In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Anchor says that when volunteers picked,»... one of their signature strengths and used it in a new way each day for a week, they became significantly happier and less depressed.&raqu
In The
Happiness Advantage, Shawn Anchor says that when volunteers picked,»... one of their signature strengths and used it
in a new way each day for a week, they became significantly happier and less depressed.&raqu
in a new way each day for a week, they became significantly happier and
less depressed.»
Hill changed his life to fit inside a 420 - square foot apartment and gave a popular TED talk
in 2011, «
Less Stuff, More
Happiness,» where he previewed the concept of the LifeEdited apartment.
If you really think you'll exist 500 or 5,000 years, the
happiness of Earth's inhabitants
in the next 50 or 100 years becomes a lot
less material.
Men
in marriages where the responsibility for domestic chores and financial support are more evenly shared report higher levels of
happiness and
less depression.
Frugality is simply knowing the things that bring you
happiness, and finding a way to do them for
less (
in most cases, significantly
less).
I believe that man is, by nature, an exile and will never be self - sufficient or complete on this earth; that his chances of
happiness and virtue, here, remain more or
less constant through the centuries and, generally speaking, are not much affected by the political and economic conditions
in which he lives; that the balance of good and ill tends to revert to a norm; that sudden changes of physical condition are usually ill, and are advocated by the wrong people for the wrong reasons; that the intellectual communists of today have personal, irrelevant grounds for their antagonism to society, which they are trying to exploit.
Less polemically but still
in the Enlightenment tradition, Montesquieu used the example of the reducciones
in his Spirit of the Laws to work through questions about the common good and the role of the state
in procuring human
happiness.
«And as wealth increases, luxury threatens the physical
less and
less in the work of their hands, more and more
in the titillation of their flesh; the pleasure of amusement replaces the
happiness of creation.
Thus the «incarnational» counter to contemporary Gnosticism and its ideology of «you are what you say you are» (irrespective, for example, of biology) will be
less an argument than a demonstration: living
in concord with the moral truths built into the world and into us, which lead to beatitude or
happiness.
It's life
in an environment we used our knowledge and freedom to domesticate — or make
less alien or unfriendly — with each of our lives, liberty, and even
happiness in mind.
And just as families select artifacts that suggest past
happiness in order to soften the blows inflicted by actions of family members
in less happy times, congregational histories can create illusions: authors might relate
in two sentences the experience of an unhappy pastorate that led to two decades of misery — and distort the whole story by dwelling on the beauty of the old sanctuary, hence suggesting general
happiness.
In the last paragraph of the Third Meditation, one notices a direct reference to Catholic instruction: «For, as the faith teaches us, the supreme happiness of the other life consists in that single contemplation of the Divine Majesty, of which we already experience, albeit in a much less perfect contemplation, but that causes us nonetheless to rejoice of the greatest contentment of which we are capable of sensing in this life» (42
In the last paragraph of the Third Meditation, one notices a direct reference to Catholic instruction: «For, as the faith teaches us, the supreme
happiness of the other life consists
in that single contemplation of the Divine Majesty, of which we already experience, albeit in a much less perfect contemplation, but that causes us nonetheless to rejoice of the greatest contentment of which we are capable of sensing in this life» (42
in that single contemplation of the Divine Majesty, of which we already experience, albeit
in a much less perfect contemplation, but that causes us nonetheless to rejoice of the greatest contentment of which we are capable of sensing in this life» (42
in a much
less perfect contemplation, but that causes us nonetheless to rejoice of the greatest contentment of which we are capable of sensing
in this life» (42
in this life» (42).
A perhaps
less consistent version of that thought is already present
in Locke: The most distinctively human natural characteristic is the pursuit of
happiness, and not
happiness itself.
However, as we look around today and ask what conditions seem on the whole to make for
happiness in marriage, we are driven to the curious conclusion that the more «civilized people become the
less capable they seem of lifelong
happiness with one partner» (p. 135) For a marriage to work requires that there «be a feeling of complete equality on both sides; there must be no interference with mutual freedom; there must be the most complete physical and mental intimacy; and there must be a certain similarity
in regard to standards of value» (p. 143).
Insofar as breastfeeding proxies for attachment parenting (and I'm afraid it does), the result is happier, healthier, and more productive future adult members of society,
less likely to engage
in destructive and self - destructive behavior and more likely to help others and generally increase the overall level of
happiness in society.
I've heard about the «locus of control» relative to
happiness; people who feel that they are
in control of themselves and their
happiness depends on them are generally happier people and people who feel out of control, battered about by external events, are
less happy.
The previous studies linked a belief
in free will
in people from Western countries with increased
happiness, better work performance and academic achievements and
less negative behaviors such as cheating.
So researchers have combed through demographic data
in search of factors associated with
lesser and greater
happiness.
In short, materialistic spouses may be seeking happiness in possessions, rather than people — which means they end up putting less time and energy into making their marriage a succes
In short, materialistic spouses may be seeking
happiness in possessions, rather than people — which means they end up putting less time and energy into making their marriage a succes
in possessions, rather than people — which means they end up putting
less time and energy into making their marriage a success.
«Another striking finding was that giving money to parents
in child allowances or monthly payments had
less effect on parental
happiness that giving them the tools — such as flexible work time — to combine employment with parenting,» the report said.
«Paradoxically, studies have shown that people who have
happiness as a goal tend to be
less happy,» says Susan David, PhD, author of Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive
in Work and Life ($ 27; amazon.com).
Happiness, on the other hand, tends to result
in less stress hormones.»
Tiny Mason jars filled with a week's, month's, or even year's worth of trash are now prized beacons
in the sustainability movement, and influencers like Lauren Singer, who fits four years» worth of trash into one small jar, are proving that living with
less waste can ultimately lead to more fulfillment,
happiness, and spare cash.
Removing possessions begins to turn back our desire for more as we find freedom,
happiness, and abundance
in owning
less.
E.G. Smith
in her classic book Health &
Happiness, published
in 1905, is one of the best nutrition and lifestyle programs to live a long disease free contented life How we help the homeless and
less fortunates of society is also explained with proven solutions.Today, we have.
At some point
in that evening my thoughts became
less about paths, or journeys, or the search for peace,
happiness or enlightenment.
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It's not everyday something, much
less a clothing brand, can evoke feelings of confidence and
happiness in a person but Joules has done just that.
Happiness peaks among those
in committed relationships of any type including, those who have been
in a relationship for 5 years or
less, married couples and those who are the exact same age as their spouse or partner
In both field and lab studies we've found that gaining or losing a romantic partner has
less impact on
happiness than people think.
Although Hector and the Search for
Happiness is a fable
in much the same way as the Walter Mitty movies are, the disparity between its base reality and its imaginary have
less of an impact than maybe they should, but the use of Pegg
in such a different role makes up for a lot.
We derive pleasure from her burgeoning affair with Buddy as it builds to a climax no
less synthetic — and no
less invigorating — than, say, The Karate Kid's, because the elements surrounding Mary are
in place: Estelle, the perfect foil for their
happiness; societal forces (discrimination turns Buddy and Mary into a latter - day Romeo and Juliet); and Rispoli, a magnetic actor who needs his teddy - bear physique to store outsize humanity.
Classmate Sue asks her boyfriend Tommy to take Carrie to the prom
in an effort to make her feel
less alienated, but it is difficult to share Carrie's
happiness on prom night because we have already seen her bullies planning to douse her
in pig's blood.
Psychologist Norbert Schwarz says, «Making $ 60,000 more
in annual income has
less of an effect on your daily
happiness than getting one extra hour of sleep a night.»
The populations of rich countries have got to the end of a long historical journey... as the relationship between health and economic growth have leveled off, so too has the relationship with
happiness... [
In] affluent developed countries, further rises in income count for less and less.&raqu
In] affluent developed countries, further rises
in income count for less and less.&raqu
in income count for
less and
less.»
A few more or
less do not amount to very great suffering
in the end; but what
happiness not to be obliged to read them.»
There are quite a few people out on the roads first thing
in the morning, and to add to the
happiness quotient, the drive to work should take
less than 14 minutes on average.
On the contrary, since research shows that the pleasure you receive from spending even on major expenditures and big luxuries quickly fades, indulging
in more small,
less - expensive purchases may actually lead to greater
happiness than splurging on high - price items.
«
In my opinion, happiness is less about Chevy and Lexus and more about the peace of mind that comes with knowing that all the areas of your financial landscape have been addressed in the proper orde
In my opinion,
happiness is
less about Chevy and Lexus and more about the peace of mind that comes with knowing that all the areas of your financial landscape have been addressed
in the proper orde
in the proper order.
The Litter Maid brand is committed to providing practical innovations
in litter boxes and other feline care products that support your cat's health and
happiness — and ensure you spend
less time maintaining the litter box.
A poor person living near greenery was even more likely to have a self - reported higher level of peace and
happiness than a wealthier person living
in an area with
less greenery.»
Contentment and a sense of peace, very different from a transitory «
happiness», rests
in trying to be of service to people and animals
less fortunate than I. But, «
happiness», does not rest nor is it quantified
in the hands of retail.
There is a quote by Socrates that I really love, «The secret of
happiness, you see, is not found
in seeking more, but
in developing the capacity to enjoy
less.»
Live with
less stuff but more flexibility, comfort, and
happiness in his 420 - square - foot Sullivan Street apartment on New York's SoHo.
Socrates (b 469 BCE) «The secret of
happiness, you see, is not found
in seeking more, but
in developing the capacity to enjoy
less.»