From Six Degrees of Happiness
Adnan Chilwan, PhD.
“Happiness is a how; Not a what. A talent, not an object” – Herman Hesse
What is the most popular course at Harvard Business School that has ever been taught? Usually one would say Business, Law, Social Sciences and the likes. Not the correct answer. Many would be surprised to know that it is a course on how to be happier in life. It has gone down in the history books of Harvard with the maximum number of enrollments and so far has topped any other course ever taught. Who wouldn’t want to know the secrets to living a well fulfilled life. I am sure everyone reading this is nodding in approval.
Have you heard the theory of “six degrees of separation”? It suggests that we are no more than six acquaintances away to connect with anyone in the world. The world actually is a very small place. In fact, Facebook has reported that the average number of links between 2 people in this digitized day and age is around 4.74. What does this mean? It means that you only need around 4 to 6 persons to get connected to anyone in the world. Fascinating. But I added a twist to it. If it is so easy to connect with any of the 7 billion people on the outside, why is it so difficult to connect within yourself to find happiness?
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