What it is, how to get it – and should we be chasing it anyway?
THE JOY PROJECT
A diverse group of New Zealanders share what makes them happy.
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Why the pursuit of pleasure is making us sad
We are being robbed of happiness by companies working very hard to keep us addicted to things that provide temporary pleasure, says Dr Robert Lustig.
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Happiness is other people
The self-help industry focuses too much on self, says journalist and author Ruth Whippman. She says the answer to feeling less anxious is not following an app or doing solitary meditation but instead connecting with others.
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Emily Esfahani Smith: stop chasing happiness
Despite our quest for happiness, rates of depression, anxiety and suicide are rising in the western world. What's really missing from our lives is meaning, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith.
Is the pursuit of happiness making us depressed?
In the west, the high value we place on happiness leads us to see sadness as a failure - and because sadness is inevitable we end up depressed, says social psychologist Brock Bastian.
Neil Pasricha - On happiness
Neil Pasricha is the founder of the Institute for Global Happiness. He talks to Wallace about how he managed to make his life happy and how he believes he can make other people's lives happy too.
Neil Pasricha Photo: Ken West
