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A better word than "happiness" should be satisfaction. Happiness can be for me instant joy or a good cup of hot chocolate. Satisfaction is more long-term and be
by mtw 10y ago
A better word than "happiness" should be satisfaction. Happiness can be for me instant joy or a good cup of hot chocolate. Satisfaction is more long-term and being satisfied with what you what, instead of joining the rat race.
And satisfaction is obviously linked to health outcomes.
- lucidz 10y agoSometimes definitely wonder how many people read the article. the article actually starts: IN THE QUEST to study human happiness, including its causes and effects, even agreeing on a definition is a formidable undertaking. Joy, euphoria, contentment, satisfaction—each of these, at times, has been used as a proxy or emphasized in research studies. So i mean, they basically get that idea out of the way in the first paragraph.
- collyw 10y agoIn some interviews with the Dali Lama he has worded this difference as "short term pleasure versus long term happiness".