Formula for Happiness

"Choosing to pursue four basic values of faith, family, community, and work is the surest path to happiness given that a certain percentage is genetic and not under our control in any way," wrote Arthur Brookes in his New York Times (December 14, 2013) article, "A Formula for Happiness."  He continued...

"The first three are fairly uncontroversial. Empirical evidence that faith, family, and friendships increase happiness and meaning is hardly shocking....  Work, though, seems less intuitive....

"Americans who feel they are successful at work are twice as likely to say they are very happy overall as people who don't feel that way....

"Work can bring happiness by marrying our passions to our skills, empowering us to create value in our lives and in the lives of others.  Franklin D. Roosevelt had it right:  'Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.'"

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