to keep it really simple we've created a formula…

Page 211 to keep it really simple we've created a formula that summarizes research on what makes people happy. Happiness would seem to be the outcome of three elements. It cannot be sought in itself, but will be produced by improving your scores on the following number one state of your health number two state of your relationships and number three sense of meaning and purpose in your life

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The same logic scales down to a household — you could fairly say the object of a family is the happiness of its members. One tidy formula puts it as three things: the state of your health, the state of your relationships, and your sense of meaning and purpose. Notice that givers land squarely inside all three — the giver is happy because the opportunities to give are limitless. — Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)

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