Take a moment to think about what you have been doing now and in the past. What are you pursuing: cash, career, condominium, car or certificate?
Does the pursuit of these material things make you happier? A poll conducted by Asiaone in 2009 showed that 60 percent of the people were not happy with their lives in Singapore. Similarly, a 2007 survey on overall life satisfaction and planning for the future by AXA Life Insurance showed Singapore ranked the lowest among the eight Asian countries. The life outlook index of Singapore was 59.2 as compared to the highest index of 87.2 for India.
The study of what makes people happy repeatedly demonstrates that the route to happiness is not about the endless accumulation of wealth. Rather, it resides in a host of personal dimensions known as the "Happiness DNA".
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