happiness for the american heart association seattle 2014
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Let’s talk
HappinessA talk for the American Heart Association American Stroke Association December 2014
American Heart Association American Heart Association SELFIES!SELFIES!
The more we get together, together, togetherThe more we get together, together, togetherThe more we get together, the happier we’ll beThe more we get together, the happier we’ll be ‘cause your friends are my friends and my ‘cause your friends are my friends and my friends are your friends, friends are your friends, The more we get together, the happier we’ll be The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
What makes you happy?What makes you happy?guided exerciseguided exercise
thingsthingsactivitiesactivitiespeoplepeople
MEANINGFUL WORK
FINANCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL
SUPPORT
DEMOCRATIC
PROCESS
GENEROCITY
FAMILY & FRIENDSSTRONG
SENSE OF
VALUES
Three things you can do for Three things you can do for your happiness:your happiness:
GratitudeGratitude
GivingGiving
CompassionCompassion
Our Economic Paradigm
You can never be too
rich!
It’s the Economy,
Stupid!
The Dark Side of…
Heart Attack
Heart Disease
Heart Ache
Heart Failure
It’s the Economy,
Stupid!
GDP in the US has
more than tripled
since 1950s.
Adjusted per capita
GDP since 1960 has
doubled since 2010
Happiness has remained stagnant and even fallen
Gross Domestic Product: the sum of all good and services produced in a year
Easterlin Paradox40 year study of nations across the globe
Up to a salary of $75K for family of four, long and short term happiness increases a lot with more money
After a salary of $75K, long term happiness increases are marginal or non-existent, short term increases in happiness do occur.
A New Economic Paradigm
Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product
Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product
Jigme Singye Wangchuk
King of Bhutan 1972
Happiness Initiatives
Your Scores (40) Your Scores (40)
Your scores are higher than the average for all domains except Time Balance
Bias (40)
Highest: Social Support, Psychological Well-Being (sense of worthiness) & SWL
Two types of Time Imbalance
Your scores are higher than the average for all domains except Time Balance
Bias (40)
Highest: Social Support, Psychological Well-Being (sense of worthiness) & SWL
Two types of Time Imbalance
All survey takers (39K)
All survey takers (39K)
Exercise:
Form a small group (3-5 people)How can you bring happiness to work? Awareness raising? Measurement
Activities?One point for large group discussion
What you can do
Use the GNH Index & Spread the word about
happiness www.happycounts.org
Questions, comments: [email protected]
Extra
Time Balance
In a typical week, how much of your time are you able to spend doing the kinds of things that you enjoy?
None of my time
Not much of my time
Some of my time
Most of my time
All of my time
The US is the only wealthy nation withoutPaid Sick LeavePaid Vacation and HolidaysPaid Maternity or Paternity Leave
Sick Leave Ordinances
City of San Francisco- Ch. 12W of SF Administrative Code in Paid Sick Leave Ordinance includes part time and temp workers
City of Seattle ordinance 123698 – municipal code for paid sick leave and paid safe time
Gross National
Happiness
- Material Wellbeing/Standard of Living
- Work
- Time Balance
- Arts & Culture
- Education
- Environment - Governance
- Health
- Community
- Social Support
- Affect (feelings)
- Satisfaction with Life - Psychological Wellbeing
Domain icons by Joumana Medlej at majnouna.com
What you can do
Use the GNH Index & Spread the word about
happiness www.happycounts.org
Questions, comments: [email protected]