Self-Help Happiness Blog

The third annual World Conference on Gross National Happiness has just finished a couple months ago, and I just came across this interesting report on the conference.  I like this article, contrasting Western and Eastern values.  I can also refer you to a somewhate dated but much more detailed NY Times article on the topic. 

Here is a map of Gross National Happiness among nations:

Gross National Happiness Map

Maclean’s Magazine, November 5 - one of the cover stories is:

Why Men Are Getting Happier (and women more miserable)

The article reviews how the changing roles of women and men in western society are leading to happier men and less happy women.  Just for the record, yes I did choose to stay at home with our kids, no I did not bum around, yes I did build a business from home, and yes both my wife and I share in the joys and stresses of balancing two kids and two careers.

*  Maclean’s is Canada’s national news magazine, and should be available at pretty much any major library in the world.