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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · 7d

An important distinction: on @newsweek.com, @michaeldplant.bsky.social clarified that the #WorldHappinessReport is an indicator of how much people are satisfied with their lives, rather than how much joy they feel.

Read the article here: www.newsweek.com/millennials-...
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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · 22d

At the #HappierLivesInstitute, the #WELLBY is the cornerstone of our high impact happiness research. Discover everything about this important metric in our new video, with the help of the Well Bee 🐝

#Happiness #HappinessResearch #HighImpact

Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · 27d

On this #WorldMentalHealthDay, read our blog post about the Global Mental Health Report released by Bloom, with research by us: bit.ly/3WwWnEl

Let’s make #MentalHealth a much higher global priority.

#MentalHealthAwareness #Happiness #HappierLivesInstitute

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Sep 30

Taking our high-impact happiness research to France! 🇫🇷

HLI researcher Samuel Dupret spoke at the Effective Altruism Summit in Paris on 'Pauvreté, santé et bien-être - agir efficacement', a panel with Loïc Watine and Juliette Finetti.

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Sep 25

Listen back to @michaeldplant.bsky.social on Spencer Greenberg's 'Clearer Thinking' Podcast where they discuss topics in moral philosophy: podcast.clearerthinking.org/episode/280/...

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Sep 10

The first ever course for charities & NGOs providing evidence-based measurement tools using wellbeing science is now available for FREE on our website.

✍️Enrol today: www.happierlivesinstitute.org/research/mea...

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Michael Plant @michaeldplant.bsky.social · Sep 2

Where do people give money to if you give them info on charity impact *and* wear top hats? We ran an experiment, 'The Happiness Factory', to find out...

www.happierlivesinstitute.org/2025/08/27/r...

The Happiness Factory: An ISQOLS 2025 Story - Happier Lives Institute

Our researcher, Ben, reflects on his time at the ISQOLs and the impact of the Happier Factory exercise that we ran at the event.

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Michael Plant @michaeldplant.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨New research🚨I've just had a co-authored paper on moral uncertainty come out in Ergo.

We develop a new 'moral marketplace' theory that can, unlike the alternatives, justify donation splitting - and has some other major theoretical advantages too!

journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...

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World Happiness Report @worldhappiness.report · Sep 5

Your money can buy happiness for others.

But the cost-effectiveness of donations, measured by wellbeing-years (WELLBYs), varies dramatically between charities.

Discover the five charities that have the lowest cost per WELLBY, according to @happierlives.bsky.social research in #WHR2025.

Giving to others. Convert your money into greater happiness for others. Swipe to find out how…

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Sep 3

Learn about different perspectives on what happiness means, as written by our researcher, Joel:

www.happierlivesinstitute.org/2025/08/06/w...

What does happiness mean? The war for the meaning of happiness - Happier Lives Institute

In this article, we explore the different approaches towards the meaning of happiness, from a philosophical perspective.

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Sep 1

What happens when you:
💸 give ~real~ money to people,
🫴 which they must donate it to charity,
📜 where you give them a charity menu to choose from,
🔎as well as our research results?

Enter, The Happiness Factory:

www.happierlivesinstitute.org/2025/08/27/r...

The Happiness Factory: An ISQOLS 2025 Story - Happier Lives Institute

Our researcher, Ben, reflects on his time at the ISQOLs and the impact of the Happier Factory exercise that we ran at the event.

www.happierlivesinstitute.org

Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Aug 20

How to be happier:
1. Cultivate cheap taste
2. Get mental health advice
3. Get more light
4. Clean your air
5. Help others*

*give to the highest impact charities. We've spent thousands of hours academically researching this.

www.happierlivesinstitute.org/2025/08/19/h...

How to best buy happiness - Happier Lives Institute

In this article, we recommend the best ways in which money can buy happiness, including donating to highly cost-effective charities.

www.happierlivesinstitute.org

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today, August 19th, is #WorldHumanitarianDay. It was started by the UN to honour humanitarian workers killed while delivering aid. Over 360 humanitarian workers were killed in 2024. 200 in Gaza alone, making it the deadliest year on record. In 2025, we fear it may be worse.

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Aug 18

Learn about how USAID cuts are affecting our recommended charities and how you can help, in our mid-year charity update: www.happierlivesinstitute.org/report/2025-...

Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thanks for having us!

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Aug 13

We review the research on 'buying' happiness:
- Can money buy happiness?
- Can it buy happiness in rich and poor countries?
- If so, how much happiness can it buy?
- Is there an upper limit?
- Are we considering happiness or life satisfaction?

www.happierlivesinstitute.org/2025/08/12/c...

Can money buy happiness? - Happier Lives Institute

In this article, we discuss if money can buy happiness in both rich and poor countries, and how much of it, through research comparisons.

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Aug 12

We publish long-form content on our Substack, such as:
- A challenge to Ru Paul
- How to fix the charity sector
- Why household name charities may not be as effective as less complex, smaller charities

Read these and more by subscribing: substack.com/@thehappierl...

The Happier Lives Institute | Substack

At the Happier Lives Institute we are on the hunt for the best charities in the world who create the most happiness per dollar. You can also find our blog posts on our website https://www.happierlives...

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our webinar is taking place next week. Be sure to register to attend. We will be discussing our chapter in the @worldhappiness.report on Giving.

Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Happier Lives Institute is hosting a live webinar on how to give in ways that create the most happiness, based on the groundbreaking findings from our chapter in the 2025 World Happiness Report.

Register for free: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Michael Plant @michaeldplant.bsky.social · Jul 23

I sometimes dress up. I sometimes go to conferences. Today, I'm doing both for @isqols.bsky.social to promote @happierlives.bsky.social's 'Happiness Factory', a giving game where we give people real money and ask them to choose which charity to give to.

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Jul 24

Here is HLI founder and director @michaeldplant.bsky.social in action at the @isqols.bsky.social #ISQOLS in Luxembourg.

Thank you for hosting our special session on Wellbeing Value for Money and to the panelists. @worklifeyou.bsky.social

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Jul 22

We're hosting a special session at the @isqols.bsky.social this year on wellbeing value for money.

And we will be taking part in @worldhappiness.report's special session too, presenting on our chapter and answering any questions the audience has on giving and happiness.

@michaeldplant.bsky.social

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International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) @isqols.bsky.social · Jul 21

Just 1 day until #ISQOLS2025 kicks off in beautiful Luxembourg!
Safe travels to all joining us from around the world.
isqols.org/2025

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Happier Lives Institute is hosting a live webinar on how to give in ways that create the most happiness, based on the groundbreaking findings from our chapter in the 2025 World Happiness Report.

Register for free: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Jul 15

We are #hiring for a Development Manager. It is a fully remote role. Apply here, learn more about what we do at HLI and what the role entails at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Happier Lives Institute @happierlives.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our research has been praised by Probably Good in their recent overview of tackling the mental health crisis globally:

probablygood.org/cause-areas/...

Mental Health: An Impact-Focused Overview | Probably Good

Discover how you can make a positive impact with your career by tackling important, tractable, and neglected problems in Mental Health.

probablygood.org

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