Dr. Mariano Rojas is s professor of economics at FLACSO-Mexico and UPAEP, Mexico. In the past 10 years, he has been researching happiness. He has been studying the link between life satisfaction, revenue, consumption, quality of life and wellbeing.In a book entitled The World Book of Happiness, Mariano Rojas writes an article in which he describes his vision of how to lead a happy life.
First of all, he believes that you should view your life as being a personal piece of art. And to try to create the best piece of art possible, you will first need to develop wisdom. And how do you develop wisdom? By transforming information into knowledge, which can then be turned into wisdom.
You will also need to properly manage your time in order to increase your life satisfaction in the areas of your life most pertinent to your overall life satisfaction, for instance, by working on your relationships, developing interests and hobbies, having a job, etc.
Mariano believes that some areas of your life will create more happiness than others. Having satisfying personal relationships will generate more happiness than buying goods. He also thinks that by contributing to the happiness of others, you can increase the value of your piece of art.
According to Mariano, if you view your life as being a piece of art that you are continuously trying to embellish, chances are you will be able to increase your overall life satisfaction.
What I find particularly interesting in Mariano’s metaphor of the piece of art is that it brings happiness outside the individual. It illustrates the extent of the control we have on our own level of happiness. We are the ones holding the paintbrush, choosing the colour, the shape and the direction we want to give to our life. We are the artisans, architects and designers of our wellbeing. And it shows how every decision we make can have an impact on the outcome of our creation!
So, the question is, what would you like YOUR personal piece of art to look like?
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