Happiness?

Happiness is a relative concept which depends heavily on the way that one sees the world and the sorroundigs. In this book there is an explanation about what can affect happiness: 10 % circumstances, 40% intentional activities and 50% genetic.

Although it can be discussed about the percentages Sonja, the author has got a point. She finds that is affected by three variables or groups of variables. This inevitably will lead us to the bigger picture or the wider debate, nature vs nurture.

I like the way she puts it, that everybody has somewhat control over his/her humor. The most striking study in the book is doubtless the study about the relation between happiness and wage in long-term. Wage here can be also commented as well-being, success in life. This is related strictly to relationships and their management, assuming happier people can deal better with situations and people under stress conditions.