Are you happy?
It’s a surprisingly tough question. Especially for our domestic listeners.
The annual World Happiness Report shows that America has now fallen out of the top 20 happiest countries. Young people are leading this decline. This segment of the U.S. population now ranks 62nd out of 143 countries, behind their counterparts in Brazil and the Dominican Republic.
Americans over 60 still rank highly, alongside cheerful mainstays like the Netherlands, Iceland, and New Zealand.
Why have we gotten less happy? How does our culture and history affect our view on what happiness is? And is there a better approach to finding happiness?
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