Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Ph.D., is the science director of the Greater Good Science Center, where she oversees the GGSC’s fellowship program, is a co-instructor of its Science of Happiness online course, and helps run its Expanding Gratitude project.
A study found that a nine-month program focused on improving happiness helped lessen anxiety and increased levels of life satisfaction.
There's a perception that happiness, which is often referred to as subjective well-being, or psychological well-being among scientists, is kind of an endowed upon quality or characteristic of our life that we have no control over. There is a possibility that their happiness level can change as a result of effort and practice and exercise.