Rowley Associates

According to the Onion, the amount of time spent being happy has dropped to an all-time low of 13 nonconsecutive seconds per day. Since this report is from the Onion it has to be taken with a pinch of salt but it does point to a larger body of research studying what makes people happy. A summary of recent findings suggests:

• Income plays a role – 90% of people making at least $250,000 a year called themselves “very happy”
• Women report being less happy than they were 30 years ago
• The happiest place to live is Venezuela, the least happy place Latvia. America was ranked 7^th.
• The happiest occupation – being a business owner. People involved in manufacturing and transportation were rated as least happy.

If you want to check out the happiness or well-being index click here. Current statistics show ‘happiness’ with the ‘Work Environment’ as lower than 2008 or 2009, but overall well-being is substantially higher than at this time last year.