Everyone wants more happiness in their life, but sometimes that can seem hard to achieve. And happiness is different for different people - what makes one person happy may be another person's misery.

Caring for others is fundamental to our happiness. Helping others is not only good for them; it's good for us too. It makes us happier and can help improve our health. Giving also creates stronger bonds between people and helps build a happier society for all. It's not just about money - we can also give our time, our ideas and our energy. So if you want to feel good, do it.

Happiness is not a topic that comes up enough at work. Many companies and leaders feel that it is unprofessional to talk about "happiness". We need to change that! Numerous studies have proven that our well-being and positive emotions have a huge impact on us at work. We are more creative, engaged, productive, motivated, open to new things, and more likely to stay in our businesses longer – the list goes on! If we practice enough, we can train our brain to see the positive before the negative. By becoming more aware of our own happiness, we can take steps to increase these feelings of positivity.

Scientists have found that while our genes and circumstances matter, much of the variation in happiness between us comes from our choices and activities. So, although we may not be able to change our inherited characteristics or the circumstances in which we find ourselves, we still have the power to change our degree of happiness - by the way we approach our lives.

Action for Happiness developed the Keys to Happier Living based on a review of the latest scientific research relating to happiness. Everyone's path to happiness is different, but research suggests that these ten keys still tend to have a positive impact on people's happiness and overall well-being.

One thing many of us can agree on is that we all strive for happier lives. And often, we are constantly looking for ways to achieve this in our daily lives.

Along with the helpful keys to a happier life, the book suggests ways to use them, such as creating a local group or sharing them with a work team. What I miss are clues to a deeper, more systemic exploration of ways to deal with bigger issues in one's own life and around the world.

Although exercise is one of the keys, contact with nature as a source of relaxation or discovery is not mentioned. And the resources section is very academic, at odds with the basic tenor of the book itself.

We all want to be happy. But sometimes we think of happiness as something that happens to us – something over which we have no control. It is easy to link the idea of ​​happiness to the situation in which we find ourselves. We might say to ourselves, “If only things were different, then I would be happy.

But that's not really how happiness works. Research shows that only a small part of happiness (only about 10%) depends on a person's situation. So where does most of our happiness come from? Part of happiness depends on personality. Some people have a naturally happy nature. We all know happy and optimistic people most of the time. Their optimistic personalities make it easier for them to be happy.