Happiness
Any discussion of happiness provokes debate about whether it can be bought with money - we all assume that having a little more money will at least make us a little happier. However, research consistently shows that the path to happiness is somewhat more complex. With the exception of those countries where the lack of sufficient financial security results in deprivation, despite huge rises in wealth and consumer power relative to previous decades, nations are not reporting any significant shifts in how happy they feel.
As an expert on Happiness I and clinical psychologist Dr Carol Rothwell was commissioned by Thompson the holiday company to develop an equation that allows people to measure how happy they are and understand the factors that contribute to it.
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