Sentences with phrase «less happiness on»

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One study found that the presence of flowers has an immediate impact on a person's happiness, and long - term effects too, with people reportedly feeling less anxious, depressed and agitated.

The report was released on March 14, less than a week before the United Nations celebrates World Happiness Day on March 20.

According to a study by Michael Norton of Harvard Business School and two colleagues from the University of British Columbia, the amount of money people earn has less influence on their happiness than how they spend it, and those who spend at least some of their money on others are happier than those who do not.

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.

Sure I believe we'd be better of with less religiousity, but to think its the key to happiness on earth is really to lack perspective and context.

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.

But religion would be less open to the charge that it is an opiate if children were taught that salvation and happiness are the rewards for doing good rather than for not doing bad — for obeying the «thou - shalts» of the Sermon on the Mount rather than the «thou - shalt - nots» of the 10 Commandments.

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).

It's claimed that he's concerned over the impact it would have on Cristiano Ronaldo's happiness at the Bernabeu as he remains the face of the club, while it could upset the balance if Karim Benzema is forced to take a lesser role to make way for Neymar.

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.

lest you forget I am already working on an Aristotle definition of the good: happiness themed response on why chick porn is worse, or less virtuous, than Shakespeare.

«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.

Happiness, on the other hand, tends to result in less stress hormones.»

You have inherent value, take the time through practice to investigate it and you will be less dependent on external sources of happiness.

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Less than 1 % scored themselves lower, which would suggest that worrying about our love life more actually has little impact on our general happiness.

Much less research has been done on joy, pleasure and happiness.

In both field and lab studies we've found that gaining or losing a romantic partner has less impact on happiness than people think.

Yes, we treat all of our clients like family members as Why our children's success — and happiness — may depend less on perfect performance than on learning how to deal with failure.

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.»

Nothing less than the livelihood and happiness of generations of Illinois residents depend on us getting this right.

Happiness depends less on what happens to us and more on how we view the past positively, enjoy the moment and create the future.

But focusing on that alone is pretending that there aren't costs involved with spending less money as well — the biggest usually being time, but potentially also happiness.

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 itemOn 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 itemon 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 itemon high - price items.

Customers who can count on your team for dependable advice about their pets» health and happiness are less price - sensitive and more likely to return to and tell others about your store.

Abstract nouns like «beauty,» «perfection,» «surrender,» «happiness,» and «freedom» thread through the artist's sibylline statements, which less cohere than uneasily coexist, hinting at a grand, overarching significance while never settling on a singular meaning.

I started to make the case for why tiny house living is more about the intention to live simply and with less reliance on external things for happiness than it is about the house itself.

Live with less stuff but more flexibility, comfort, and happiness in his 420 - square - foot Sullivan Street apartment on New York's SoHo.

In doing so they are operating with far more risk, far less control, and ultimately may be leaving money and their happiness on the table.

[30] Researchers have found that men have less well - developed narratives to explain marital unhappiness and divorce and that wives» happiness in marriage is more dependent on supportive behaviors from husbands than vice versa.

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.

On the other hand, such intimate disclosures might come with the risk of divulging too much or being rejected by the partner, which could result in less relationship happiness.

These less tangible benefits of rural life are evidenced in reports of greater overall «happiness» revealed by rural people in surveys on the issue.

Based on this theory about inertia, we have tested and shown (in study after study) that cohabiting prior to marriage or making clear plans for marriage is associated with less happiness and more negativity in marriage.

A 2011 review of the impact of happiness on major life events found that couples who got married generally felt less happy and less satisfied over time than couples who had not.

Thus, selling real estate for too many registrants really turns on being psychologically able to influence targets to «do» something, to buy happiness vs educating them about the product, especially if the salesperson knows next to nothing about said product, which I would estimate to include the vast majority of real estate sales people in the mix today (those with five years or less poorly prepared / inexperienced newbies) which brings us right back to Mclean's first concern.

«We always say, people are happier on a sunny day than on a rainy day, so a bit of colour brings happiness to your life and makes things a little less serious.