Happiness presentation for the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, December 2014

1. Let’s talk
Happiness
A talk for the American Heart
Association American Stroke
Association December 2014

2. American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association
SELFIES!SELFIES!

3. The more we get together, together, togetherThe more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll beThe more we get together, the happier we’ll be
‘cause your friends are my friends and my‘cause your friends are my friends and my
friends are your friends,friends are your friends,
The more we get together, the happier we’ll beThe more we get together, the happier we’ll be

4. What makes you happy?What makes you happy?
guided exerciseguided exercise
thingsthings
activitiesactivities
peoplepeople

5. MEANINGFULWORK
FINANCIAL
SECURITY
SOCIAL
SUPPORT
DEMOCRATIC
PROCESS
GENEROCITY
FAMILY &FRIENDS
STRONG
SENSE OF
VALUES

6. Three things you can do forThree things you can do for
your happiness:your happiness:
GratitudeGratitude
GivingGiving
CompassionCompassion

7. Our Economic Paradigm
You can
never be too
rich!
It’s the
Economy,
Stupid!

8. The Dark Side of…
Heart Attack
Heart Disease
Heart Ache
Heart Failure
It’s the
Economy,
Stupid!

9. GDP in the US has
more than tripled
since 1950s.
Adjusted per capita
GDP since 1960 has
doubled since 2010
Happiness hasremained stagnant
and even fallen
Gross Domestic Product: the
sum of all good and services
produced in a year

10. Easterlin Paradox
40 year study of nations across the globe
Up to a salary of $75K
for family of four, long
and short term
happiness increases a
lot with more money
After a salary of
$75K, long term
happiness increases
are marginal or non-
existent, short term
increases in
happiness do occur.

11. A New Economic Paradigm
Gross National Happiness is
more important than Gross
National Product
Gross National Happiness is
more important than Gross
National Product
Jigme Singye Wangchuk
King of Bhutan 1972

12. Happiness Initiatives

15. Your Scores (40)Your Scores (40)
Your scores are higher
than the average for
all domains except
Time Balance
Bias (40)
Highest: Social
Support, Psychological
Well-Being (sense of
worthiness) & SWL
Two types of Time
Imbalance
Your scores are higher
than the average for
all domains except
Time Balance
Bias (40)
Highest: Social
Support, Psychological
Well-Being (sense of
worthiness) & SWL
Two types of Time
Imbalance
All survey takers
(39K)
All survey takers
(39K)

16. Exercise:
Form a small group (3-5 people)
How can you bring happiness to work?
Awareness raising? Measurement
Activities?
One point for large group discussion

17. What you can do
Use the GNH Index &
Spread the word about
happiness
www.happycounts.org
Questions, comments: info@happycounts.org

18. Extra

19. Time Balance
In a typical week, how much of your time
are you able to spend doing the kinds of
things that you enjoy?
None of my time
Not much of my time
Some of my time
Most of my time
All of my time

21. The US is the only wealthy nation without
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Vacation and Holidays
Paid Maternity or Paternity Leave

22. Sick Leave Ordinances
City of San Francisco- Ch. 12W of
SF Administrative Code in Paid
Sick Leave Ordinance includes
part time and temp workers
City of Seattle ordinance 123698
– municipal code for paid sick
leave and paid safe time

23. Gross
National
Happiness
- Material
Wellbeing/Standard of
Living
- Work
- Time
Balance
- Arts &
Culture
- Education
- Environment
- Governance
- Health
- Community
- Social
Support
- Affect
(feelings)
- Satisfaction with Life - Psychological
Wellbeing
Domain icons by Joumana Medlej at majnouna.com

24. What you can do
Use the GNH Index &
Spread the word about
happiness
www.happycounts.org
Questions, comments: info@happycounts.org