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Is there a difference between joy and happiness?
Happiness
Joy
Is there a difference between joy and happiness? yes, there is. Happiness is an emotion, at the moment it happens even when we might not expect it, while joy is more of a mindset or action. You can look at something like a joyful situation, you can feel joy as well as happiness.
feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
In the article 'Tomorrow will be a better day' by Josh Rittnburg it mentions the pandemic and how it taking a negative effect on various generations but josh and his father tried to think with a positive mindset, it brought them joy thinking of a better future and how maybe we will see the cure to diseases ect.
Finland has the highest happiness score
On the contrary 'How to measure happiness' talked about how there are 6 factors that make people happier, such as social support from neighbors and friends. The 6 factors of happiness are generosity, freedom, trust in government, life expectancy, social support and GDP per capita.
To wrap it up joy and happiness are very different because happiness is only temporary while joy isn't, if you have a joyful mindset then you can overcome many things in life and even help others achieve a joyful midset
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