Supporting the myththat happiness is the goal of life.

If you have actually checked out a few of my other blogpieces you will see that I consistently state that thereis a state beyond joy that can be the very best objective inlife. On the other hand traditional science hasyet to catch up to this reality. One present trendin psychology is to take a look at the amount of joypeople experience. I came acrossthe most suggested test and decided to take it.

I advise that you take the test also 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 happiness.

This test developed by psychologist Teacher Ed Diener fromthe University of Illinois, takes simply a minute to complete.

To discover how delighted you are simply take a look at the 5 statements below and decide whether you concur or disagree making use of a 1-7 scale.

Kindly be open and truthful in your reacting - remember youranswers are absolutely personal.

Once you have actually addressed all 5 concerns press send and we will calculate your rating. You will then be able to check out Teacher Diener's analysis." Source BBC

The connect to the test is here

When I got my results back I discovered that I was Highly Pleased:

People who score in this range like their lives andfeel that things are going very well. Your life is not best, but you feel it is about as good as lifegets. Moreover, just since you are satisfied does not suggest you are contented. In fact, development and obstaclemight be part of the factor you are pleased. For manypeople in this high-scoring variety, life is satisfying, and the major domains of life are going well - work or school, family, good friends, leisure, and individual development.

The problem that I see with this test is that they indicate for me toscore this high my life should be working out, work,family and friends. In fact my happiness does not depend upon any of those elements. My life enjoys due to the fact that my internal area enjoys. I haveactually enjoyed even when I had no work or cash or good friends!

Regrettably tests and information such as this examination assistance and promote the misconception that happiness is dependent on the external world of great, jobs, friends and family. In fact ourlife difficulty is to rise up and move beyond this reliance to the location where we are joyful, delighted and euphoric for no factor, and continue withthat energy when others discover need to be sad!

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