For Happiness, Moral Character is More Important Than Intelligence or Money

think the most common mistake for humanity is believing you’re going to be made happy because of some external circumstance.

Il ne semble pas que le bonheur soit lié à l’intelligence, du moins telle qu’elle est mesurée par les tests de quotient intellectuel, ni au sexe ou à l’ethnie, pas plus qu’à la beauté physique. Toutefois, l’« intelligence émotionnelle » différencie de façon significative les gens heureux des malheureux. Cette notion, introduite par Daniel Goleman20

Happiness comes from being and acting unselfishly—as a natural accompaniment to the being and acting, not as a “payoff” or prize.

Well, let's look at what the hard research suggests: the nation's longest running and most comprehensive survey on happiness, the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index. After 15 years of detailed research, the author of the survey, Deakin University Emeritus Professor Bob Cummins, says he's finally cracked the code to wellbeing, which he has dubbed the