G+T Conversations

2.2 - Quest for Happiness: What We Can Learn From The World's Happiest Countries

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Welcome back to season two of G+T Conversations! We are your hosts, Gwenda + Tatjana, and in this episode, we speak about happiness.

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Some of the things we mentioned in this episode:

-20 March is UN International Day of Happiness

-World Happiness Report 2024: https://worldhappiness.report/

-Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Index: learn more here

-The State of Happiness 2024: https://www.semafor.com/article/03/18/2024/gallup-state-of-happiness

Country Rankings in Happiness Report 2024:

#1 Finland

#2 Denmark

#3 Iceland

#24 Germany

#126 India

Things that make Gwenda happy:

  • Saying hello, thank you, etc to strangers
  • watching sunset, playing football, etc
  • Volunteering, doing something that goes beyond myself, doing something for society
  • Deep connections with others


    • Things that make Tatjana happy:

    • body: get enough sleep, working out, eating healthy
    • mind: meditation and gratitude exercises
    • soul: connection with people, spending time with daughter, calls with family in Germany, book club

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