As if the world were not already swimming in polls and prognostication, here's another:
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It’s been a rough year for the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they’ve been in nearly 50 years.
This bold — yet unsurprising — conclusion comes from the COVID Response Tracking Study, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. It finds that just 14% of American adults say they’re very happy, down from 31% who said the same in 2018. That year, 23% said they’d often or sometimes felt isolated in recent weeks. Now, 50% say that.
You may find this useful:
ReplyDelete"You Are What You Read: Why Managing Your Inputs is a Crucial Part of Productivity"
https://zapier.com/blog/manage-inputs/
(You can substitute "Read" with "Watch," and substitute "Productivity" with "Living.")
As for happiness that state is as elusive as ever. The question in a poll is simple enough for a naive "Duh!" but, the context of the question is far more important.
I do believe that one can find more or less "happiness" in one's approach to things. Everyone's ability to do this varies and that is worth study.
Re: Happiness
DeleteOne of my current peeves brought into focus by the Pandemic is America’s addiction to the idea of Capitalism but so few Americans actually adopting it as a way of life. It’s so idiotic as to be funny.
Conversely, there are many who are living the life of Capitalism that are unwilling to face reality and instead prefer to gaslight anyone who will listen. For example:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/16/mike-pences-deceptions-unmask-trumps-dangerous-reelection-strategy/