Happiless

What makes us unhappy? Often neglected is the negative effect of income inequality. Global research published in Harvard Business Review showed that a 1% increase in the share of taxable income held by the top 1% hurts life satisfaction as much as a 1.4% increase in unemployment. The World Happiness Report finds that 6 factors are drivers of happiness: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity and absence of corruption. So income plays a role – GDP per capita is 22 times higher in the top 10 than in the bottom 10 countries – but there’s more to happiness.

— Wayne Visser

From Purpose Inspired: Reflections on Conscious Living, Volume 1. Buy on Lulu ↗