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iUniv Insider’s Diary: December 8, 2011
Hello from Inside!
Insider used to write a diary after watching or listening to all four contents featured on the iUniv top page. However, Insider realized (finally!!) that it may not be useful, as the top page features change right after the new diary is posted. So Insider decided to do the diary at the beginning or in the middle of watching and listening to the contents.
So this time, we featured a very abstract theme - What is happiness?
Last month, Japan welcomed the King and Queen of Bhutan. Their visit made us feel closer to this beautiful and mountainous country. At the same time, we became interested in their unique policies - most of all their index called GNH (Gross National Happiness). In fact (Insider is not sure whether this was determined in the wake of the Bhutan royals’ visit), the Japanese government seems to be planning to follow their footsteps.
But can happiness, which is supposed to be different from person to person, be measured? We selected some contents from iUniv’s vast library to see if we can get some idea.
So here we are:
ESCP EUROPE
BERLIN campus
Philippe Gabilliet | How to create your own luck
http://iuniv.tv/top/episode/eid/74141/pid/608“The key to success is luck. And luck is something to create by yourself.” Simple but depthful… Listening to this would definitely add to your motivation.
Souzou Gakuen University
workshop 加齢発達学 16
workshopⅠ加齢発達学(16-1. 日本人の幸福度について①)
http://iuniv.tv/top/episode/eid/70045/pid/4298Picked up from Souzou Gakuen University’s interesting series, this one is the introduction to a lecture themed on Japanese people’s happiness. Please go on to parts 2 and latter to go into details.
WARWICK UNIVERSITY
Warwick TEDx
Hapiness and the economic crisis
http://iuniv.tv/top/episode/eid/32702/pid/2613Does one’s economic circumstances coincide with his/her happiness? Yes and no; no but yes.
Stanford University
Globalization - Audio
Bhutan: In Every Respect an Experiment
http://iuniv.tv/top/episode/eid/56658/pid/3467The professor used to live in Bhutan for a while. He talks about his experiences there, and shed light on this unique country - such as GNH and how the king is involved in making his people happy.
And as an Insider, I am proud to say that happiness includes to be able to learn whatever you want whenever you want, with iUniv! :-)
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