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http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/04/10/5-reliable-findings-from-happiness-research/

This cite gives some general facts about happiness. It is true that happiness is a very vague and unclear topic that has a variety of theories trying to explain it. This cite, however, gives out hard facts that is down to the floor true for all cases. The five facts about happiness are: 1. You control about half your happiness level 2. Money doesn’t buy happiness 3. Lottery winnings create only temporary, short-term happiness 4. Relationships are a key factor in long-term happiness 5. Focus on experiences, not stuff. Theses are also tips for people on how to live a happy life. Number one shows that at least half of our happiness depends on ourselves, which means whether if we’re happy or not depends on us. Number 2 shows the common adage that money does not determine your happiness. If a certain level of living is reached and an adequate life style is formed, more money will not greatly increase happiness. Number 3 also shows that money is not a big factor of Number 4 shows an aspect about happiness, about which things truly influence our happiness. Number 5 shows The information from this cite could be applied to our research in that we can see something aspect about happiness. For example, using the information from number 2, we could try giving a large amount of money to somebody and give them a survey right after. These information here are going to be very useful in that I now know some aspects that influence our happiness directly.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-happiness/200805/what-influences-our-happiness-the-most

This article is about factors that influence happiness the most. It begins out with a short personal anecdote about the author's friends. It compares the lives of two of her friends, Seth and Michael, both of them being men. They both have a good job and good family relationship. They own good hoses at major metropolitan areas that is close to the city and their work place. However, Seth is chronically unhappy while Michael is happy most of the times. Even though their environment is mostly the same, one friend seemed to be much less happier. This article explains that happiness can be determined by one's own effort. It calculates that 40% of one's happiness can be changed depending on each person's choice.It also states that there are genetic reasons for happiness. However, people should not be disappointed as most of their happiness can still be changed by their effort. This article also shows that happiness can be majorly influenced by one's own efforts. As approximately 40% could be determined by ourselves, we could strive to lead a happier life, a life that everybody wants. This article could be applied to our research in that it could explain the inconsistency of our data (if that is the case).