Comments on: The Geography of Bliss http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: …My heart’s in Accra » Moldova, bridges and storytelling http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/comment-page-1/#comment-1095255 …My heart’s in Accra » Moldova, bridges and storytelling Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:30:54 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/#comment-1095255 [...] he encounters along the way. The nations fares less well in Eric Weiner’s excellent “The Geography of Bliss“, a book in which Weiner travels the world visiting nations that show unusual levels of [...] [...] he encounters along the way. The nations fares less well in Eric Weiner’s excellent “The Geography of Bliss“, a book in which Weiner travels the world visiting nations that show unusual levels of [...]

]]> By: michele http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/comment-page-1/#comment-787154 michele Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:58:46 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/#comment-787154 Ethan - great review! I'd heard about Weiner's book before it was published and had meant to follow up; thanks for the reminder to add it to my shelf. Ethan – great review! I’d heard about Weiner’s book before it was published and had meant to follow up; thanks for the reminder to add it to my shelf.

]]> By: quixote http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/comment-page-1/#comment-786508 quixote Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:21:36 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/#comment-786508 Interesting, that people who've been through accidents or winning lotteries both winding up about as happy as they were before. That suggests if your basic needs are met (">$15,000"...), the main component is brain chemistry. Does the pharmaceutical industry read your blog? Interesting, that people who’ve been through accidents or winning lotteries both winding up about as happy as they were before. That suggests if your basic needs are met (“>$15,000″…), the main component is brain chemistry.

Does the pharmaceutical industry read your blog?

]]> By: Love and Happiness http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/comment-page-1/#comment-782383 Love and Happiness Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:17:59 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-geography-of-bliss/#comment-782383 Nice piece. Quantifying happiness seems to be the problem and then there is the issue of relative experience. Someone raised in Switzerland may feel miserable having to live in Sierra Leone yet someone in Sierra Leone may already be very happy as they little experience of anything better. Most of the surveys I have read seem to suggest once you reach a certain standard of living its your personal relationships with family and friends that determine your happiness rather than money and where you live. Nice piece. Quantifying happiness seems to be the problem and then there is the issue of relative experience. Someone raised in Switzerland may feel miserable having to live in Sierra Leone yet someone in Sierra Leone may already be very happy as they little experience of anything better.

Most of the surveys I have read seem to suggest once you reach a certain standard of living its your personal relationships with family and friends that determine your happiness rather than money and where you live.

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