Happiness: The Concept of “Genetic Set Point/Range”, the Correlation Between Income and Happiness for Human Beings, Intentional Behaviors Which Increase Happiness for Human Beings, the Consequence of Dopamine Receptor Degradation Within the Human Brain, the Benefit of Exercise for Depression, the Benefit of Performing Something Difficult for Happiness, the Benefit of Performing an Action With No Discernable Merit and/or Value, the Benefit of Enjoying Work for Happiness, the Benefit of Difficulty, Struggle, and Strife for Human Beings, the Fallacy of Wealth Creating Happiness for Human Beings, the Reason Compassion Creates Happiness, the Reason Wealthy Persons Often Donate a Large Portion of Their Wealth During Their Lifetime, the Benefit of Eradicating Poverty for Happiness, the Concept of “Hedonic Adaptation”, the Commonality Shared by the Happiest Persons, the 3 Most Important Internal Goals for Human Beings, the 3 Most Important External Goals for Human Beings, the Happiness of Human Beings Who Seek Internal Goals vs the Happiness of Human Beings Who Seek External Goals, the Least Happy Country Amongst Industrialized Countries World Wide, the Japanese Concept of “Karōshi” (Overwork Death), the Impact of the Karōshi Mentality Upon the Japanese Public, Many Japanese Workers Developing an Unhealthy Work Life Balance, the Happiest Country Amongst Industrialized Countries World Wide, How the Danish System of Bofællesskab (Living Community/Co-Housing) Improves Happiness for Human Beings, the Benefit of Bofællesskab for the Danish Public, the Happiness of Fundamentalist Religious Organizations, the Location With the Largest Number of Persons Above 100 Years of Age World Wide, the Japanese Concept of “Monchu” (Within the Gate), How Funerals Are Performed Within Okinawa, Japan, the Reason Human Beings Are More Likely to Cooperate Than Compete, Tibetan Dalai Lama (Ocean Teacher/Ocean of Wisdom) Lhamo Thondup’s (Tenzin Gyatso) Quote Related to Compassion, the Reason the Strategy to Become and Remain Happy is Disparate for All Human Beings, the Impact of Compassion and Altruism Upon the Human Brain, Happiness Being a Skillset Which is Practiced Continually, and the Common Elements Which Cause All Human Beings to Become Happy

Genetic set point/range is a term which means that our happiness is controlled 50% by our genes. Income only accounts for 10% of our happiness. The missing 40% is left for intentional behavior like being grateful, going for a jog, or eating a croissant etc. As we age from our teenage years and on, we lose dopamine receptors and dopamine nerve cells; if we lose too much, we develop Parkinson's disease. Exercise has been confirmed to release dopamine even during depression. Doing something difficu...


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