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

Whether money can buy
happiness
has been an ongoing debate for many years.
Happiness
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
happiness
.
Firstly
, we have to define what is
happiness
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For some it may be family, for
others
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it is having abundant wealth.
Therefore
, the meaning of
happiness
is incredibly difficult to determine.
Moreover
, in recent studies, multiple factors have been used to attempt to define
happiness
. These include
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living conditions, wealth, family, etc.
For example
, a poorer
person
in Africa may not have wealth
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but have
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which gives them enough
happiness
.
This
is why some of these studies are not reliable but may be able to give some indication of how
happiness
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,
this
can vary from
person
to
person
.
Moreover
, 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.
Consequently
, making them feel empty and dissatisfied with life.
Therefore
, being grateful is a key factor to achieve
happiness
and
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being grateful can be quite simple.
For example
, every morning, people can write down three things they are grateful for before starting their day. In conclusion,
happiness
is very personal and may have a different meaning
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each
person
. Being able to identify what makes a
person
happy and focusing on that would be the way to achieve
happiness
. 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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