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#What insights and practices, if any, can I make use of from historical philosophical and relgious thought on happiness (Christianity, Hellenistic schools, Yoga, Buddhism)?
 
#What insights and practices, if any, can I make use of from historical philosophical and relgious thought on happiness (Christianity, Hellenistic schools, Yoga, Buddhism)?
 
#Is Happiness the end of a good life (recall stoics)?
 
#Is Happiness the end of a good life (recall stoics)?
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#How compatible is Happiness with instances of great sadness in one's life?
  
 
==More General Questions==
 
==More General Questions==

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Major Research Questions

  1. How objective, real, subjective is happiness?
  2. Is it true that money does not make you happy?
  3. What role does fate and luck play in happiness?
  4. What role does wealth play in happiness?
  5. What role does love and intimacy play in happiness?
  6. What role does pleasure play in happiness?
  7. Do I need to be happy with my life to be happy?
  8. To what extent can we influence our general happiness by the things we do?
  9. What insights and practices, if any, can I make use of from historical philosophical and relgious thought on happiness (Christianity, Hellenistic schools, Yoga, Buddhism)?
  10. Is Happiness the end of a good life (recall stoics)?
  11. How compatible is Happiness with instances of great sadness in one's life?

More General Questions

  1. What are the significant new findings in economics and psychology regarding well-being? What are the implications, if any, of these findings?
  2. What are some of the key insights on the topic of happiness of philosophical, cultural, and religious thinkers throughout human history?