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  • What Makes Us Happy? - The Atlantic(June 2009)

    From the page: Most psychology preoccupies itself with mapping the heavens of health in sharp contrast to the underworld of illness. "Social anxiety disorder" is distinguished from shyness. Depression is defined as errors in cognition. Vaillant's work, in contrast, creates a... more

    Reviewed by tree-lights Jun 10, 11:33am ( 24 reviews ) • theatlantic.com

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  • Rated by alainjournalist on Jul 29, 8:48am

    Ahh, happiness. We know so much about everything around us but so little about those elusive things that make us happy. This is a solid step towards finding out what truly makes us happy. Now we just have to read, learn and apply it.

  • Rated by quicketernity on Jun 22, 2:01pm

    Long but very interesting.

  • Rated by prairiemoon2003 on Jun 16, 10:11pm

    Researchers at Harvard followed 268 young men for 72 years with the goal of unlocking the secret of what makes people happy. George Vaillant, longtime director of the study found that the key to a good life is: Not rules to follow, nor problems to avoid, but an engaged humility, an earnest acception of life's pains and promises. Intimacy and love don't hurt either - if we can handle it... :)

  • Rated by tree-lights on Jun 10, 11:33am

    From the page: Most psychology preoccupies itself with mapping the heavens of health in sharp contrast to the underworld of illness. "Social anxiety disorder" is distinguished from shyness. Depression is defined as errors in cognition. Vaillant's work, in contrast, creates a refreshing conversation about health and illness as weather patterns in a common space. "Much of what is labeled mental illness," Vaillant writes, "simply reflects our `unwise' deployment of defense mechanisms. If we use defenses well, we are deemed mentally healthy, conscientious, funny, creative, and altruistic. If we use them badly, the psychiatrist diagnoses us ill, our neighbors label us unpleasant, and society brands us immoral." At parts I found it a bit hard to follow, but it presents some interesting facts regarding the things that effect our lives and its "happiness" level. This article seems to be all about the struggle; you aren't going to be born happy, there will always be challenges. It is how you match up against these challenges that determine your end outcome.

  • Rated by mrcclass on May 21, 6:09pm

    A wonderful article from Atlantic magazine about a longitudinal study about happiness. The study has gone on since the 1930's and has followed a group of men over a long period of time. Even reading the article, I was talking back to it as these men defined what happiness was (even when it didn't seem they were happy) and wondering many things since such as 'would a group of women from the same era say the same things (and why weren't they asked), would groups from more recent times say the same things. Go ask for yourself.

  • Rated by lilyseas on May 18, 8:14pm

    Fascinating article about what makes a happy life, based on a 70-year longitudinal study.

  • Rated by mjpots on May 18, 10:03am

    Relationship are key.

  • Rated by AStumbleMeister on May 14 2009, 12:17pm

    Happiness is a subjective term. This article, with that in mind, is a good read.