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Sadness, lack of recognition, and loneliness turn into bitterness. When people believe that their identity is unrecognized, it feels like injustice—because it is. People who have been treated unjustly often lash out, seek ways to humiliate those who they feel have humiliated them. Loneliness thus leads to meanness. As the saying goes, pain that is not transformed gets transmitted. The data I just cited about social isolation and sadness is, no surprise, accompanied by other sorts of data about rising hostility and callousness. In 2021, hate-crime reports surged to their highest levels in twelve years. In 2000, roughly two-thirds of Americans gave to charity; by 2021, fewer than half did. One restaurant owner recently told me that he has to ban somebody from his place for rude behavior almost every week these days. That didn’t use to happen. A friend of mine who is a nurse says her number one problem is retaining staff. Her nurses want to quit because the patients have become so abusive, even violent. As the columnist Peggy Noonan put it, “People are proud of their bitterness now.” The social breakdown manifests as a crisis of distrust. Two generations ago, roughly 60 percent of Americans said that “most people can be trusted.” By 2014, according the General Social Survey, only 30.3 percent did, and only 19 percent of millennials. High-trust societies have what Francis Fukuyama calls “spontaneous sociability,” meaning that people are quick to get together and work together. Low-trust societies do not have this. Low-trust societies fall apart. Distrust sows distrust. It creates a feeling that the only person you can count on is yourself. Distrustful people assume that others are out to get them, they exaggerate threats, they fall for conspiracy theories that explain the danger they feel.<ref>Brooks, David. How to Know a Person (p. 97-101). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.</ref>}}

Sadness, lack of recognition, and loneliness turn into bitterness. When people believe that their identity is unrecognized, it feels like injustice—because it is. People who have been treated unjustly often lash out, seek ways to humiliate those who they feel have humiliated them. Loneliness thus leads to meanness. As the saying goes, pain that is not transformed gets transmitted. The data I just cited about social isolation and sadness is, no surprise, accompanied by other sorts of data about rising hostility and callousness. In 2021, hate-crime reports surged to their highest levels in twelve years. In 2000, roughly two-thirds of Americans gave to charity; by 2021, fewer than half did. One restaurant owner recently told me that he has to ban somebody from his place for rude behavior almost every week these days. That didn’t use to happen. A friend of mine who is a nurse says her number one problem is retaining staff. Her nurses want to quit because the patients have become so abusive, even violent. As the columnist Peggy Noonan put it, “People are proud of their bitterness now.” The social breakdown manifests as a crisis of distrust. Two generations ago, roughly 60 percent of Americans said that “most people can be trusted.” By 2014, according the General Social Survey, only 30.3 percent did, and only 19 percent of millennials. High-trust societies have what Francis Fukuyama calls “spontaneous sociability,” meaning that people are quick to get together and work together. Low-trust societies do not have this. Low-trust societies fall apart. Distrust sows distrust. It creates a feeling that the only person you can count on is yourself. Distrustful people assume that others are out to get them, they exaggerate threats, they fall for conspiracy theories that explain the danger they feel.<ref>Brooks, David. How to Know a Person (p. 97-101). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.</ref>}}

== Happiness and labor productivity ==

===Happiness and labor productivity===

''See also:'' [[Labor productivity]]

''See also:'' [[Labor productivity]]

Fast Company's article ''Research shows happiness is the new performance indicator. This is how managers can support it'' indicates: "The Saïd Business School study Does Happiness Improve Worker Productivity? found that happiness can have a significant impact on productivity. Results showed that happier workers were 12% more productive than their unhappy counterparts."<ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/90891844/research-happiness-new-performance-indicator#:~:text=The%20Sa%C3%AFd%20Business%20School%20study,productive%20than%20their%20unhappy%20counterparts. ''Research shows happiness is the new performance indicator. This is how managers can support it'']</ref>

Fast Company's article ''Research shows happiness is the new performance indicator. This is how managers can support it'' indicates: "The Saïd Business School study Does Happiness Improve Worker Productivity? found that happiness can have a significant impact on productivity. Results showed that happier workers were 12% more productive than their unhappy counterparts."<ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/90891844/research-happiness-new-performance-indicator#:~:text=The%20Sa%C3%AFd%20Business%20School%20study,productive%20than%20their%20unhappy%20counterparts. ''Research shows happiness is the new performance indicator. This is how managers can support it'']</ref>

== The symbiotic relationship between creativity and happiness ==

===The symbiotic relationship between creativity and happiness===

''See also:'' [[Creativity]]

''See also:'' [[Creativity]]

There is a symbiotic relationship between [[creativity]] and happiness (In other words, being happier make you more creative. In addition, being more creative makes one happier.).<ref>[https://nlpwithpurpose.medium.com/the-symbiotic-relationship-creativity-and-happiness-3e53a4424177 The Symbiotic Relationship: Creativity and Happiness]</ref><ref>[https://ideascale.com/blog/the-unexpected-link-between-creativity-and-happiness/ The Unexpected Link Between Creativity and Happiness], Ideascale website</ref><ref>[https://www.creativityatwork.com/art-and-science-of-happiness/ Does Happiness Affect Your Creativity?]</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305859/#:~:text=Studies%20have%20found%20a%20bidirectional,5%2C6%2C7%5D. Being Creative Makes You Happier: The Positive Effect of Creativity on Subjective Well-Being], Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul; 18(14): 7244. Published online 2021 Jul 6. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147244</ref><ref>[https://www.trackinghappiness.com/link-between-creativity-and-happiness/10 Studies Show Why Creativity and Happiness are Linked]</ref>

There is a symbiotic relationship between [[creativity]] and happiness (In other words, being happier make you more creative. In addition, being more creative makes one happier.).<ref>[https://nlpwithpurpose.medium.com/the-symbiotic-relationship-creativity-and-happiness-3e53a4424177 The Symbiotic Relationship: Creativity and Happiness]</ref><ref>[https://ideascale.com/blog/the-unexpected-link-between-creativity-and-happiness/ The Unexpected Link Between Creativity and Happiness], Ideascale website</ref><ref>[https://www.creativityatwork.com/art-and-science-of-happiness/ Does Happiness Affect Your Creativity?]</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305859/#:~:text=Studies%20have%20found%20a%20bidirectional,5%2C6%2C7%5D. Being Creative Makes You Happier: The Positive Effect of Creativity on Subjective Well-Being], Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul; 18(14): 7244. Published online 2021 Jul 6. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147244</ref><ref>[https://www.trackinghappiness.com/link-between-creativity-and-happiness/10 Studies Show Why Creativity and Happiness are Linked]</ref>

== Psychology: Happiness vs. joy ==

===Psychology: Happiness vs. joy===

''See also:'' [[Joy]]

''See also:'' [[Joy]]