Everyone hates Mondays. Well actually if you are a work professional or a impatient students then yes, you definitely hate Mondays, but today was a special exception. Today on this very special Monday was International Happiness Day! Today we took it upon ourselves to make someones day just a little bit brighter. Rather it was a random act of kindness or a grand gesture.
Every year on National Happiness Day, the countries are evaluated to see who is the "happiest country of the year" the past winners have included Denmark, Switzerland, and many more. Including this year's winner Paraguay! So what makes a country so happy? Is it the stable economy, the lack of wars, or simply the friendly neighbors? And where does American rank on this list?
The United States of American was ranked #15 on the list of the happiest countries in the world, sharing the spot along with ten other countries with a rank score of 79. The countries are ranked on a system called A World Happiness Report. The countries are compared by multiple factors including economic, psychology, survey analysis, and national statistics. These factors help assess the progress among the nations as well as using these to measure aspects of happiness, including mental illness, life expectancy, benefits of happiness and ethics. All and all its nice to know that small acts of kindness and grand gestures can still occur between neighbors, even between nations.
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