Major Happiness Research Questions

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Major Research 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?
3. What role does pleasure play in happiness?
4. What role does fate and luck play in happiness?
5. What role does wealth play in happiness?
6. What role does love and intimacy play in happiness?
7. To what extent can we influence our general happiness by the things we do?
8. Can you significantly alter your level of happiness? Can you change how you think, behave, and what you emphasize in life to change your level of happiness?
9. Is it true that money does not make you happy?
10. What, if any, outcomes are needed for happiness?
11. How objective, real, subjective is happiness?