Do you consider yourself a happy person? Do you want to become happier?  Are certain people born happy? What are the benefits of becoming happier?  Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer. He taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, "Positive Psychology" and "The Psychology of Leadership." His books have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have appeared on best-seller lists around the world. His latest books are “Happiness Studies” and “Happier, No Matter What.”

SOME KEY POINTS

• The 5 elements of happiness — SPIRE
• How chasing happiness can lead to unhappiness
• An important part of finding happiness is accepting and processing all emotions
• Hypothetical choices
• Right vs right decisions
• Then spell of anonymity 
• His favorite parenting books have been influential for him

On an average 50% of our happiness is determined by genes, 10% comes from external circumstances and 40% is the choice we make.