Take Away Video Clips, Facts and Figures
- There’re two amazing freebies for you here. They are video clips. The first, which is above, highlights the secret of happiness.
- The second, which is below, features an upbeat song by Pharrell Williams. It is about being happy. Click the white arrow on each to start watching.
Hard facts
Daniel Goleman popularized “Emotional Intelligence” through his 1995 book entitled, “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.”
Do You Know
Do you know that:
· We learn (and can unlearn) emotions;
· Through limbic resonance, our bodies feel other people’s emotions; and
· We are always in an emotion… even when we are seemingly emotionless.
· The United Nations Organization (UNO) established 20th March of every year as the International Day of Happiness.
Credit/source – the first three facts above are from LynBoyernet.com.
African Facts and Acts On Happiness
· Africans are more physical when expressing joy (or happiness) – their eyes, lips, voices and hands, among others are very animated whey they’re laughing or smiling.
· Among the Yoruba people of Nigeria, numerous names given to babies indicate the nature and level of their joy. Over 30 of such names have been identified. Examples include Adedayo (meaning the crown has become joy); Ayotola (joy is enough wealth); Ayowumi (I love joy); Ayotolowafunmi (the joy God has given me); and Temidayo (mine has turned to joy).
· According to the World Happiness Report 2022, the following are the top five happiest African countries and their global rankings:
1st Mauritius (52), 2nd Libya (86), 3rd Ivory Coast (88), 4th Cameroon (89) and 5th Senegal (90).
. Note that Nigeria, which has the largest city (Lagos), largest population (206 million) and largest economy (GDP $445 billion) in the continent, was ranked 118th by the report. That made it the 20th happiest country in Africa.
The report also named Finland as the happiest country in the world, with Denmark coming in
second, followed by Iceland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
