Pocket Sized Pep Talks

The Art of Happiness - Part One

Episode Summary

Is happiness a learned behavior? Can you be taught how to be happy? It’s an interesting debate, and an issue that’s too complex for one podcast. This is the first of a three part miniseries!

Episode Notes

ABC News polled 1,500 adults and asked them this question: “If you had just one wish for your children, what would it be?”  The choices were:

  1. Wealth
  2. High Intelligence
  3. A Successful Job or Career
  4. An Overall Happy Life

“An Overall Happy Life” was the answer given, and given more than all of the other choices… combined.  In this first of three podcasts dedicated to this topic, we'll look at some history behind happiness, and the first of five elements to be discussed; control.