Most people agree that money cannot buy happiness. Why is happiness difficult to define? How can people achieve happiness?

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Whether money can buy
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has been an ongoing debate for many years.
Happiness
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is one of the most difficult emotions to define as there are multiple factors which determine one’s contentment in life. I will be proposing a few ideas on how one can achieve
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, we have to define what is
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For some it may be family, for
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it is having abundant wealth.
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, the meaning of
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is incredibly difficult to determine.
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, in recent studies, multiple factors have been used to attempt to define
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. These include
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living conditions, wealth, family, etc.
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, a poorer
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in Africa may not have wealth
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but have
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which gives them enough
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is why some of these studies are not reliable but may be able to give some indication of how
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can be measured. There are some ways people can be happier. The main way would be to prioritise what makes them happy. As discussed above,
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can vary from
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to
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, a big reason people are not happy in modern society is that their focus is always on what they don’t have as opposed to what they do have.
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, making them feel empty and dissatisfied with life.
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, being grateful is a key factor to achieve
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and
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being grateful can be quite simple.
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, every morning, people can write down three things they are grateful for before starting their day. In conclusion,
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is very personal and may have a different meaning
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each
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. Being able to identify what makes a
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happy and focusing on that would be the way to achieve
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. There are no set parameters so everyone’s journey is different.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • subjective
  • universally
  • cultural differences
  • psychological factors
  • satisfaction with life
  • emotional balance
  • personal achievements
  • social connections
  • fulfilling relationships
  • sense of belonging
  • sense of purpose
  • physical health
  • well-being
  • financial stability
  • mindfulness
  • gratitude
  • positive thinking
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