Let’s Talk About Happiness

Last year, Tal Ben-Shahar’s class on happiness was the most popular course at Harvard University, surpassing Introduction to Economics. This is not surprising. Underlying everything that we do is that search for happiness. But what is happiness? Tal Ben-Shahar defines happiness as follows: “It’s a combination of meaning and pleasure. A happy life is one that has meaningful, purposeful, significant, important experiences. And it’s a life that one experiences pleasure in. It’s enjoying the journey and the destination.” (Emphasis added.) I think that’s the key: Happiness is both about the present and the future. It’s a continuum.
To read the rest of the interview with Tal Ben-Shahar, please go to Happy at Job? It’s How You Look at It (Los Angeles Times).
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