In this episode, we take an analytical deep dive into the 2025 World Happiness Report—not as a list of rankings, but as a research document that reveals how happiness is created, sustained, and undermined at both individual and societal levels. Rather than asking who is happiest, we examine what the data suggests about the conditions that allow happiness to emerge.

We explore the report’s focus on caring and sharing as measurable social behaviors, along with key findings such as Finland’s sustained high life satisfaction, gaps between expected and actual generosity, the role of social trust, shared meals, and the growing impact of loneliness. These insights help frame happiness as a collective, system-level outcome rather than a purely internal emotional state.

This episode highlights trust as a form of social infrastructure, relationships as a key creative resource, and everyday behaviors as powerful drivers of well-being. The data points toward a clear conclusion: happiness is not something we simply feel—it is something we help construct through norms, institutions, and repeated acts of connection.

As creators, we are invited to see happiness not as a personal achievement, but as something we continuously build together.

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