Can people measure happiness??

After having established different theories about the measuring of happiness and as a way of concluding this discussion, psychologist Ed Diener claims there is no only one key to reach happiness but a set of them. Social relations are at the top of the list applying to family and friendship the most important positions giving this last a protective effect against disease. Once more, an assertion of this kind may lead to a misunderstanding since social relations are thought to contribute to people’s health.

Giving meaning to life is definitely another key element in the search for happiness. That life is a precious value people must take for, should be a reality in addition to the belief that every single human being is on Earth for a particular reason. The last ingredient offered by doctor Diener is that of having enjoyable goals in which people use their strengths and abilities. By looking at the elements proposed by the experts, happiness seems to depend on a wide and extended variety of factors, but above all of them is the human capacity of sociability.

In contrast to what has already been stated, Professor Diener also provides the reader with key factors that may cause unhappiness such as the loos of a spouse and the loos of a job. In both cases, people may be affected for several years until they get to a definite recovery.

Taking into account psychologists’ view towards happiness it may be thought as a momentary state people experience after being exposed to what they may consider a happy event.

“The Science of Happiness”

Have you ever thought about what happiness is? Have you ever felt happiness inside or known someone who considered himself a happy fellow? Questions like these may emerge on peoples mind several times without finding a convincing answer. However, according to an article heading “the Science of Happiness” scientists assure they found the way of measuring happiness and suggest that it should not be considered as a vague concept but as something real. However, this notion of happiness is far from being taken as valid by people since they see happiness as an abstract state of the human soul and not as a concrete or tangible possession. In addition they say its length is directly influenced by the happening of a sadevent.

Furthermore, the fact that social scientists declare they can actually quantify happiness by means of a question is seen as almost ridiculous. People answers may be based on someone else thoughts or remarks.

Although the properties applied to happiness by scientists such as making people live longer, health improvement and better performance, they are not able to prove such causes. However, according to Professor Diener the evidence suggests that people suffering from depression live less than happy people. But up to what extent can this assertion be considered as true and blame unhappiness of not being healthy? Additionally, the popular belief that money does not make people happy is established by specialists who also suggest that people adapt to pleasure. However, they add that rich people tend to measure their level of happiness by comparing themselves to poor people. Thinking seriously about this possibility, only brings to the surface how self-centred and miserable humans may be.