For centuries, happiness was exclusively a concern of the humanities; a matter for philosophers, novelists and artists. In the past five decades, however, it has moved into the domain of science and given us a substantial body of research. This wellspring of knowledge now offers us an enticing opportunity: to consider happiness as the leading measure of wellbeing, supplanting the current favourite, real gross domestic product per capita, or GDP.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/the-science-of-happiness-can-trump-gdp-as-a-guide-for-policy
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