Happiness is more difficult to define than it would seem at first blush. It’s even more difficult to quantify, and it can also be difficult to achieve with so many competing interests and emotions.
We all want to be happy, though, so we study what makes people happy and what doesn’t. We try to apply the lessons learned to our lives, adding kittens, removing alligators, and trying to spend in a way that will bring us joy.
One thing I hadn’t considered is the relationship between intelligence and happiness.Sam Dogen digs into the data for us. This Friday Feature was originally published on Financial Samurai.
Being smart is generally a good thing. You can use your smarts to make more money and do more things with ease. However, what if you live in one of the smartest countries in the world? Can your smartness shine through when many of your peers are equally as intelligent?
He found that people from Singapore and Hong Kong came out on top, followed by South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Italy as the top seven countries.