Why Countries Should Prioritize Measuring Happiness (VIDEO)

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Why Countries Should Prioritize Measuring Happiness (VIDEO)

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/16/countries-measure-happine_n_4455407.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EKbveNDtOQnFmxLIvSqqlg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Huffington%20Post/Why_Countries_Should_Prioritize_Measuring-daa98b57ad052c84bb1ba5ee428cb7d6" width="130" height="86" alt="Why Countries Should Prioritize Measuring Happiness (VIDEO)" align="left" title="Why Countries Should Prioritize Measuring Happiness (VIDEO)" border="0" /></a>The government surveys our income, spending and housing, but what about happiness? According to some experts, many societies have outgrown these more material measures of success and now need the additional measurement of well-being. Carol Graham, an economist at the Brookings Institute, says that new surveys crafted to measure happiness are a much better indicator of how people are succeeding -- whether it's looking at the big picture or how you feel in the moment. Graham and her team helped to develop a report that measures &quot;experience well-being,&quot; or satisfaction in your day-to-day life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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