Tuesday, December 17, 2013

A Formula for Happiness

Scientists have started to group that happiness comes from three areas: genes, events, and values:
About half of happiness is genetically determined. Up to an additional 40 percent comes from the things that have occurred in our recent past — but that won’t last very long. 
That leaves just about 12 percent. That might not sound like much, but the good news is that we can bring that 12 percent under our control....
Read more in the NYT. (Thanks, Joe)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .