tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post8354368719530574321..comments2024-03-28T00:14:10.957-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Kahneman on happiness.Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-26444734519374956742008-02-29T10:06:00.000-06:002008-02-29T10:06:00.000-06:00Given that most governments around the world would...Given that most governments around the world would claim that their goal is to promote the happiness of their citizens, knowing how to measure that happiness would seem to be rather center to the enterprise! <BR/><BR/>I wonder ultimately the best 'measurement' might be physiological: something like a higher parasympathetic to sympathetic nervous system activation and general positive outlook and affect as reflected by a higher ratio of left to right hemisphere activation.Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-38592269512191781612008-02-28T16:08:00.000-06:002008-02-28T16:08:00.000-06:00Wow Deric, this is quite shocking news. Do you hav...Wow Deric, this is quite shocking news. <BR/><BR/>Do you have any ideas on getting the science of happiness more accurate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com