What are the factors that lead to happiness?
7 factors that make people happy are listed on this page, with a point value assigned to each one.
What are the most important factors for happiness?
While all of these factors are important in achieving happiness, by far, the two most important factors for becoming happier and staying happy consistently are to get rid of negative thinking and to think more positively, instead.
For this reason, their point value is twice as much as any other happiness factor.
| Happiness Factors | Point Value |
|---|---|
| No negative thinking (or negative thinking replaced with positive thinking) | 4 |
| I thought positively (I was thankful for good things in my life) | 4 |
| Omega 3 taken | 2 |
| I got some sunlight | 2 |
| I exercised | 2 |
| I enjoyed a social interaction | 2 |
| I’ve planned to go to bed in time to get at least 7 hours of sleep tonight | 2 |
Scoring factors affecting happiness in life
When you use the AG Happiness Tool and give yourself credit for whatever you’ve done to make yourself happier, the point values of each of your happiness achievements are multiplied for a total possible value of 512 points.
For example, if you’ve incorporated all 7 factors for achieving happiness in life, thereby getting credit for all 7 happiness achievements, your score looks like this:
4 x 4 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 512 points
Note: the original AG Happiness Tool is no longer available, but the principle remains the same for grasping the principle of exponential happiness.
Happiness factors that make a difference (BIG difference!) when combined
It’s important to appreciate that while each happiness factor is valuable and beneficial on its own, it becomes even more powerful, valuable, and beneficial when it is combined with other happiness factors.
For this reason, whenever you give yourself credit for doing any of these 7 things that make you happy, you get a s