To live happily
What is the main objective in life?
Without falling into many philosophical questions, what we all want is to live in peace and be happy. The problem is that for the majority, this is achieved only through money.
In a study carried out by the London School of Economics, it was shown that the factors that most affect the quality of life are personal relationships and mental health and not economic power, as many would think.
The study concluded that reducing poverty reduces dissatisfaction in life by 5 percent; while improving interpersonal relationships and treating psychological illnesses, such as depression and anxiety, reduces it by up to 20 percent.
On the other hand, and more specifically, Harvard students can take a class to study “how to be happy”, where they learn to “take the good and the bad, and make the most of what life offers.” The main lessons are:
-Learn that happiness is in the mind
-Be thankful
-Exercise
-Cultivate friendships
-Have a purpose in life
-Simplify life
-Meditate
-Feel good and bad emotions
-Turn elastic to recover from adversity.
As you can see, money never appears in the lessons; since, after people manage to satisfy their basic needs, money ceases to be so important, and the reason is because it only creates temporary satisfaction.
If we analyze the lessons, we will see that they are not something from another world, and surely we could all work on many of them to achieve a happier life.
