The Blue Zones of happiness : lessons from the world's happiest people
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index.

"The surprising secrets of what makes the world's happiest places - and how to apply these lessons to your own life. Game-changing tools drawn from global research and expert insights for achieving maximum fulfillment. Discover the three strands of happiness - pleasure, purpose, and pride - that feature prominently in the world's happiest places. Take the Blue Zones Happiness Test to pinpoint areas in your life where you could cultivate greater joy, deeper meaning, and increased satisfaction. Meet inspiring individuals from Denmark to the United States who reveal dynamic, practical ways to improve day-to-day living. Discover specific, science-based strategies for setting up a "life radius" of community, work, home, and self to create healthier, happiness-boosting habits for the long-term. Dan Buettner is the founder of Blue Zones, an organization that helps Americans live longer, healthier lives. He is the author of Thrive : finding happiness the Blue Zones way. Visit his website bluezones.com"--Provided by publisher.

"Blue Zones is an anthropological concept that describes the characteristic lifestyles and the environments of the world's longest-lived people. The term first appeared as an international concept in the November 2005 National Geographic Magazine cover story "The Secrets of a Long Life" by Dan Buettner. Buettner identified five geographic areas where people live statistically longest: Okinawa (Japan); Sardinia (Italy); Nicoya (Costa Rica); Icaria (Greece) and among the Seventh-day Adventists in Loma Linda, California. He offers an explanation, based on empirical data and first hand observations, as to why these populations live healthier and longer lives"--From wikipedia.org website.