The following happiness experts have mentioned “Optimal Happiness” in their work. “Optimal Happiness” is a term that refers to the highest level of happiness that someone can achieve and maintain
Do you want to retire happy? According to a study by the National Institute on Retirement Security, almost half of retirees report being unhappy with their retirement. If you’re looking
The World Happiness Report is an invaluable source of information that ranks 156 countries each year according to their levels of happiness. This report is based largely on data from
Happy International Day of Happiness 2022! Today we celebrate the 10th anniversary of this important holiday. In 2012, the United Nations officially recognized International Day of Happiness, and every year
Smoking is not only bad for your physical health, but it also has a negative impact on your mental well-being. In this blog post, we will explore the science-based evidence
With the recent war in Ukraine, some people asked me how Optimal Happiness can help people who are experiencing extreme distress especially if they are located in the middle of
Since late 2019 COVID has been part of our lives. It claimed over 6 million lives and affected everyone, from poor to rich and famous to ordinary people. While this
People who are married are not happier than those who are single, reports Ed Diener, professor at the University of Illinois. Despite a popular idea that marriage will increase personal
What is Gross National Happiness (GNH)? The concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH), a term coined by the Bhutanese economist and academic, Jigme Wangchuck, first introduced in Bhutan, rapidly becoming
Honestly, these last two years have been difficult. With the rise of the COVID pandemic, Russia declaring war on Ukraine, and much more, many challenges have arisen. However, this is
Zaragoza is the World Happiness Capital of 2023, having the privilege to host the World Happiness Fest 2023 edition. This is great news since, in many respects, the year 2021
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the most influential Buddhist leaders of our time. He passed away peacefully on
Happytalism is a new economic, socio-political and cultural development paradigm that is contributing to the understanding of happiness based on life satisfaction, localization and simplicity rather than income. The focus
Happiness is hard, but not difficult. It is hard because it has many elements. It is not difficult because it has a finite number of elements, meaning that you can
We barely made it into 2021 with the Optimal Happiness YouTube channel! I’m sure we’re all looking forward to it. Every seven days, a new video on the topic of
Studies show that some video games can make people kinder, helpful, and happier. Just like some violent video games were shown to stir up negative emotions and perhaps even lead
Last week I felt extremely negative, which sucks. I felt unmotivated, and I just wanted to escape. I picked up some long forgotten habits, such as bench-watching TV-series. I haven’t
Once, I was talking to a life coach who made a presentation to a company about happiness. The result of their training was a lot of happy employees ready to