Thursday, February 9, 2012

What makes people happy?

Sub Questions:
  • Do relationships play a part in happiness?
  • Is it possible to achieve or create true happiness?
  • Why are some people happier than others?
  • Do certain people have a predisposition towards happiness?
  • Does money have anything to do with happiness?
  • What is happiness, scientifically?
  • Are there certain things that unanimously make people happy?
  • Does age have anything to do with happiness?

What I already know:
  • Certain religions, like Buddhism, believe it is possible to achieve true happiness
    • Reasoning conflicts though, because Buddists say that to achieve true happiness you need to get ride of personal attachments, while psychologists say that to be happy you need to have personal relationships- so which is right?
  • There is a difference between true or permanent happiness and temporary happiness- but how can we predict what category things will fall in?

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