Friday, October 9, 2009

Is this endless pursuit of happiness just making us all miserable?


from Newsweek:

The broader point remains—while Europeans are growing happier, especially Italians, Americans are not. This is fascinating because it is in this country that a relentless focus on "positive thinking," from prosperity theology to corporate coaching, has emerged over the past few decades—and it is this country that is now more gloomy.