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'Grump' Finds Happiest Places

Posted Feb 13, 08 1:40 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – When self-described grouch Eric Weiner packed his bags and set off to find personal bliss, one might've expected him to head for tropical weather or lavish settings. Au contraire, CNN reports: Weiner’s favorite countries were frigid Iceland and underdeveloped Bhutan. He found the most content people were those who don't chase happiness—a jab at the American obsession that led his journey.

In his bestseller, The Geography of Bliss, Weiner writes that most of our happiness comes from other people. He even argues for taxes, which he says give us a vested interest in—and fulfillment from—how the government performs. But don’t feel guilty about not moving to find joy. The former NPR foreign correspondent says his travels have left him “marginally happier than before.”

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Bhutan is one of the happiest places on Earth, according to The Geography of Happiness.   (Magnum Photos)
Eric Weiner, author of "The Geography of Bliss," went on a quest to find the world's happiest place.   (Associated Press)
A Bhutanese man turns the prayer wheels at a monastery in Phuentisiling...   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
Bhutan is one of the happiest places on Earth, according to The Geography of Bliss.   (Magnum Photos)
Bhutan is one of the happiest places on Earth, according to The Geography of Bliss.   (Magnum Photos)
Eric Weiner wrote a book about his search for happiness.   (Associated Press)
A grumpy woman nurses a headache in this stock photo. Eric Weiner argues happiness comes from the people around us.   (Shutterstock)
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