Let’s face it, we are a busy bunch. We spend a lot of time working to achieve our goals and managing our day-to-day work and life tasks and responsibilities. This can leave us feeling overworked, stressed, tired, and very much alone…conditions that negatively impact our day-to-day happiness and well-being.

This is particularly true of young people, according to the World Happiness Report. Derived from Gallup research data, the report found that happiness in the U.S. hit a new low point this year. This is also first time since the report’s inception in 2012 that the U.S. did not rank among the top 20 happiest nations in the world. This decline in happiness is particularly true of young people. Report editor Lara Aknin remarked in a March 2024 article that young people report feeling “less supported by friends and family, less free to make life choices, more stressed and less satisfied with their living conditions.” We’re merely existing, and not truly living.

Happiness may mean different things to different people, but generally speaking, it is by no means impossible to define. Centuries ago, Aristotle defined happiness as “the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim,........

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