I have been wanting to blog about happiness for a while. While I did not mention happiness in my new normal posts, I think discussing how to achieve a healthier lifestyle is close enough to discussing happiness. Did you know that today, March 20 is the International Day of Happiness?
International Happiness
The 2024 World Happiness Report was published today. I shared the video below for readers who do not want to read the report. Here is a summary version of the report. Since my blog frequently shows how the US could improve, I am not surprised to see that the US is declining. What do you think about the report’s findings?
Significantly, the United States of America (23rd) has fallen out of the top 20 for the first time since the World Happiness Report was first published in 2012, driven by a large drop in the wellbeing of Americans under 30.
World Happiness Report
Happy City
I recommend reading Charles Montgomery’s Happy City. You can get a taste of what Happy City is about through the video below. Since there are many ways to define happiness, do you agree with how Charles Montgomery approaches defining happiness? If not, how would you define a happy city?
I also recommend the below podcast episode about how to plan for happiness in cities. What do you think about Megan Oliver’s perspective?
Future Blog Post
I usually write longer posts during the weekend, but I did not want to wait until the weekend because I wanted to publish this post on the International Day of Happiness. Since I believe discussing happiness is important for Memphis to discuss as we create the Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan, I want to keep discussing happiness as I work on creating this plan. How do you think happiness relates to transportation safety?
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