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Rishi Sunak Wins on Diwali
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Rishi Sunak Wins on Diwali as the 1st Non-White UK PM

Happy Diwali everyone and congratulations to Rishi Sunak for becoming the first non-white PM in the United Kingdoms history.  I mean, I have no issue admitting that I liked Liz

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Happiness Politics

What Are the Happiest States in the US?

The Top 5 Happiest State in the US According to a study done by Amerisleep, the happiest state in the US are: The Top 5 Least Happy States Are:  Measuring

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Happiness Politics

Education Reform Should Include Happiness Mastery

It is not a secret that the modern education system was created in the 1950th by people like Henry Ford who needed a semi-educated workforce to work on the then

World United Under One Flag
Happiness Politics

A Happy World Will Be United Under One Flag

“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.” – George Bernard Shaw If you think about it, the idea of

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Happiness Politics

Conservatives vs Liberals: Who is Happier?

Our political views can create a lot of division between those who support conservative and liberal views. Not surprisingly, we would like to confirm that our point of view is

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Gross National Happiness (GNH) vs Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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

Happytalism
Happiness Politics

What is Happytalism?

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

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Happiness Politics

Why Optimal Happiness Should Be Taught In Schools

Time and time again, we hear that what we learn at schools and universities are facts, known facts. What we don’t learn at school are life skills such as imagination,

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Happiness Politics

Social Inequality, Black Lives Matter, & Other Movements

“It is difficult being a white male nowadays,” said Joe Keene, a fictional white male senator, in a series called The Watchmen. This was clearly a joke since the white

What If Everyone Was Always Happy?
Happiness Politics

What If Everyone Was Always Happy?

When I talk about the benefits of happiness I often hear people ask me about a Utopian extreme, by saying “What If We Were All Happy?” Then, they make the

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Happiness Politics

Happiness in Russia: A Culture of Learned Pessimism

I first wrote “Happiness in Russia” on 31/01/2018, 4 years before the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. However, given the uncertain nature of the conflict, I tried to maintain

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Happiness Politics

End of Private Property – When Ownership Becomes an Issue

Psychopath = someone who failed to internalize society’s restraints. In one of the hostel I stayed during my travels I used to wake up every morning to this interesting image

Overpopulation
Happiness Politics

Overpopulation is Making Us Unhappy

If you follow my work, you will often hear me say overpopulation is a number one world leading problem today. Statistically, it is estimated that there are 7 billion people.