Happiness: Why learning, not rewards, may be the key
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1 February 2021As scientists turn their attention to COVID-19, other research is not getting done
1 February 2021Happiness: Why learning, not rewards, may be the key
Our obsession with happiness isn’t as modern as it may seem. Philosophers from Aristotle to Jeremy Bentham have all argued that subjective wellbeing is crucial. Bentham even suggested that “it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong”. This approach informs the policies of many nations who deploy population measures of wellbeing.
