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Sep 24, 2010
"The Gross National Product does not allow for the health of our children...it does not include the beauty of our poetry...in short, it measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile." --Robert F. Kennedy
The Happy Planet Index
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. With this new meaning of progress, he introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised.
BE THE CHANGE
Cultivate the 5 practices for happiness: 1) connect socially, 2) be active, 3) be mindful, 4) keep learning, 5) be generous.
