Supporting the misconceptionthat joy is the goal of life.

If you have actually checked out some of my other blog sitepieces you will certainly see that I consistently state that thereis a state beyond happiness that can be the very best objective inlife. Meanwhile traditional science hasyet to catch up to this fact. One present trendin psychology is to look at the amount of joypeople experience. I foundthe most recommended test and chose to take it.

I recommend that you take the test likewise to see where it puts youin their scale of happiness.

This how the test exists in the BBC News story:

"Psychologists say it is possible to measure your joy.

This test designed by psychologist Professor Ed Diener fromthe University of Illinois, takes just a minute to finish.

To learn how happy you are simply take a look at the 5 statements below and choose whether you concur or disagree utilizing a 1-7 scale.

Kindly be open and truthful in your responding - remember youranswers are totally personal.

When you have addressed allfive questions press send and we will determine your rating. You will then have theability to read Teacher Diener's analysis." Source BBC

The link to the test is here

When I got my outcomes back I found that I was ExtremelySatisfied:

Individuals who score in this variety like their lives andfeel that things are going effectively. Your life is notperfect, however you feel it has to do with as good as lifegets. In addition, just since you are satisfied does not mean you are contented. In fact, growth and obstaclemight be part of the reason you are pleased. For the majority of people in this high-scoring range, life is enjoyable, and the major domains of life are workingout - work or school, household, buddies, leisure, and individual development.

The issue that I see with this test is that they indicate for me toscore this high my life has to be working out, work,family and friends. In fact my joy does not depend on any of those aspects. My life enjoys because my internal space enjoys. I have enjoyed even when I had no work or money or friends!

Regrettably tests and details such as this assessment assistance and promote the myth that happiness is dependent on the external world of great, jobs, friends and family. In fact ourlife difficulty is to rise and move beyond this dependency to the location where we are happy, happy and euphoric for no factor, and continue withthat energy when others discover reason to be sad!

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