We need to transition from a measure of Gross National Product to Gross National Happiness, recognizing all the factors that go into human happiness and working back from there. Health, education, fulfilling work & community connection should be the primary goals of public policy
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Wouldn’t that be amazing?! I’d love to know how far off that measure we are? Because I’d like to bet that a very large number of people are just trying to survive every day, like me, just about getting through each day, week & month without getting anywhere near ‘happy’!
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Replying to @iamruthpainter
Exactly. It’s as far away as our willingness to put people in positions of power who have the consciousness necessary to make it happen.

Jun 16, 2020 · 12:45 PM UTC

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So is it about power or the liberty and abundance to attain happiness. Are we to tax ourselves to happy. Will we create a war on unhappiness? Will people be forced to happy. What is the penalty for unhappy? Who defines happy for us?