1. Stress
20% of Americans report extreme stress 1
2. Depression
Major depression will be the world’s second most debilitating disorder by 2020 - World Health Organization
Nearly 40 percent of Europeans suffer depression or mental illness - Reuters
3. Happiness makes people 12% more productive1
Unhappiness among workers in US is costing $300 billion per year in lost productivity 3
87 percent of employees have no passion for their work, lack motivation to get the job done and are unhappy - Forbes
4. Happiness is Contagious
A stranger’s good mood can do more to lift your spirits than a $5,000 raise, which only increased happiness 2 percent, Harvard Medical School.
When someone gets happy, that person’s friend experiences a 25% increased chance of becoming happy 4
References
- http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/06/stress-psychology-millennials-depression/1878295/
- http://who.int/whr/2001/chapter2/en/index4.html
- http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28058552/ns/health-behavior/t/your-happiness-could-be-contagious/
- http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28058552/ns/health-behavior/t/your-happiness-could-be-contagious/