We will be thinking and talking about this more today and in our next class. Please write at least two detailed paragraphs (not just one-sentence answers) and post here as a response (and save in your class G Drive folder) that explore the following questions:
- If you had to define happiness, what would that definition be?
- What are the most important features of living a happy life, in your opinion?
- Does money buy happiness? (Michael Norton’s “Money Can Buy Happiness”) Whether you your answer is “yes” or “no,” explain why and think of at least two or three examples.
- What is the relationship between money and happiness?
- Can money protect us from certain kinds of unhappiness? What kinds?
- Is the happiness of others connected to our happiness? If so, how? If not, why not? Explain in detail.
Happiness
Happiness is an emotional physical, and mental state of well-being. Being happy to me means to know my priorities, learn to let go, control my options by taking right decisions, be grateful, give to others and invest in me.
How money can make me happy? Money can pay for my education in order to achieve my goals, money give me the ability to help my family and loved ones, money can increase my happiness by helping me pay off financial needs.
Having more money buys satisfaction with life, but not happiness.
Having enough money to buy basic necessities, pay rent and other means of survival protect us from certain kinds of unhappiness.
And YES The happiness of others is connected to our happiness. I have a big opinion on this, since I always choose my surroundings depending on their energy. When you hang out with happy people, you tend to feel happier. Every person has the right to choose their environment. The question that plays big role here is does a person want to be happy? I usually stay away from people who like to complain and suffer for no reason.
1- If you had to define happiness, what would that definition be?
I would define happiness as something that drives you to keep going and gives you reasons to do things depending on how you seek happiness.
2- What are the most important features of living a happy life, in your opinion?
I would say that having reasons to be happy, either because of your friends and family or because you want to create good memories that help you in difficult moments that you are experiencing in some part of your life.
3-Does money buy happiness? (Michael Norton’s “Money Can Buy Happiness”) Whether you your answer is “yes” or “no,” explain why and think of at least two or three examples.
I think it can, but depending on how you got the money and how you spend it, either doing good deeds or having worked hard and having fun along the way.
4-What is the relationship between money and happiness?
The relationship between money and happiness varies from many things to a certain level of satiation where other factors of happiness such as work, family, community, social affiliation, personal values and freedom.
5-Can money protect us from certain kinds of unhappiness? What kinds?
I would say yes, like the fact that a loved one of yours needs something necessary that they really need and you can give it to them because you have the money. Also morally, keep unconcerned about many things that affect you emotionally, such as not being economically balanced.
6-Is the happiness of others connected to our happiness? If so, how? If not, why not? Explain in detail.
it is definitely connected and especially if you are with people who mean a lot to you. It could also affect us since that person is not doing well at all and makes the relationship very unstable.
If you had to define happiness, what would that definition be?
What are the most important features of living a happy life, in your opinion?
Does money buy happiness? (Michael Norton’s “Money Can Buy Happiness”) Whether your answer is “yes” or “no,” explain why and think of at least two or three examples.
What is the relationship between money and happiness?
Can money protect us from certain kinds of unhappiness? What kinds?
Is the happiness of others connected to our happiness? If so, how? If not, why not? Explain in detail.
I would define happiness is you or your surroundings make you feel good inside and outside.
Having a best life don’t gotta worry about things that are affecting you physically and mentally.
No because money comes and goes.I say no because once you make your money you see it but then you got to waste it because of financial reasons.
The relationship between money and happiness is they both go and come back because you can have everything but at the end you wasted it and won’t get nothing in returned.
Yes money can protect us from certain kinds of unhappiness because there’s people out struggling and it will help anybody to be finically stabled.
Yes and no because you can be on your own happy and be alone happy.It depends on your mindset. Especially being happy it just has to be positive energy either alone or with people.