Slides presented at EMAG 2009 in Utrecht.

1. How to stay happy
in an imperfect world

2. Happiness?

3. Happiness is a large
bowl of guacamole.
Josh Kaufman

4. Dave Lifson @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlifson/3251751599/

5. A perfect world.

6. Aneta Blaszczyk @ http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1047507

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/98469445@N00/327471676/

10. Look more closely.

11. gnevets88 @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensgallery/76184071/

12. Stitch @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitch/2154875/

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredarmitage/7614566/

14. Success = Happiness?

21. Happiness = a decision

22. The Happy Planet Index 2.0 @ http://www.happyplanetindex.org/

23. The Happy Planet Index 2.0 @ http://www.happyplanetindex.org/

25. 1. Costa Rica 76.1
17. Bhutan 58.5
43. Netherlands 50.6
51. Germany 48.1
114. USA 30.7
143. Zimbabwe 16.6

26. A conscious decision

27. It‘s The Brain!

28. The Power of the Mind

29. http://www.imageafter.com/image.php?image=b19objects237.jpg

30. 4 Ways to Happiness

31. 4 Ways to Happiness
1. Play.

32. 4 Ways to Happiness
1. Play.
2. Do good for others.

33. 4 Ways to Happiness
1. Play.
2. Do good for others.
3. Be present.

34. 4 Ways to Happiness
1. Play.
2. Do good for others.
3. Be present.
4. Choose your attitude daily.

35. 1. Play

36. cleverdame107 @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/narradora/3359184238/

37. Aneta Blaszczyk @ http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1047507

39. fsse8info @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fsse-info/3291799261/

40. Play.

41. Play.
And work makes you happy.

42. 2. Do good for others

43. kalandrakas @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/eelssej_/406623767/

44. kalandrakas @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/eelssej_/401919914/

45. kalandrakas @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/eelssej_/420031677/

46. 3. Be present

47. Past?

48. http://www.flickr.com/photos/98469445@N00/327471676/

49. Future?

50. garryknight @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/3650151941/

51. Now!

52. VJ fliks @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/vj_flicks/13363130/

53. 4. Choose your attitute
daily

56. Smile.

57. Darren Hester @ http://www.sxc.hu/photo/277152

58. santacrewsgirl @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/santacrewsgirl/1570520541/

59. kevandem @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevandem/222454523/

60. schnaars @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/schnaars/524394335/

61. ljcybergal @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcybergal/354296994/

62. Who decides?

63. Red~Cyan @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/natlockwood/402303268/

65. A Game

66. You control your mind.

68. Don‘t worry.

69. Use your Brain.

70. The only way to get
unhappy is one step at
a time.

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