#grossnationalhappiness
So I was on national television and the clip leading up to my segment was several minutes of Bhutanese 🍆 *You* try to keep a straight face during the interview 😳 #GNH #GrossNationalHappiness #Bhutan #happiness #eggplants
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་དུས་ཆེན་
Remember that a throne built on sanctuary can become a wall." A sobering reminder this National Day that the quest for refuge should never create new refugees. 🇧🇹 #GyalyongDuchen #BhutanNationalDay #IronyOfRefuge #HumanRights #Justice #GrossNationalHappiness
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’ve been carrying out research on #GNH #GrossNationalHappiness and #Bhutan for almost 1.5 decades. There is much to unpack, and so much to say in and about this article, not sure where to begin! www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
What happened to Bhutan’s ‘kingdom of happiness’?
The Himalayan country is facing unprecedented emigration and high youth unemployment, casting doubt on its famous happiness-based economic approach
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Bhutan’s polished narrative of “Gross National Happiness” hides a darker legacy: mass expulsions, political prisoners & digital-era repression. Subedi’s 24-year sentence exposes what official diplomacy won’t.
#Bhutan #Diplomacy #GrossNationalHappiness
Read Full Article: stratheia.com/bhutan-where...
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
How has the 'Kingdom of Happiness' evolved—could Bhutan's vision of becoming the happiest country be just a modern Shangri-La?
#Happiness #Bhutan #GrossNationalHappiness #GDH
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
What happened to Bhutan’s ‘kingdom of happiness’?
The Himalayan country is facing unprecedented emigration and high youth unemployment, casting doubt on its famous happiness-based economic approach
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2024 at 8:46 AM
There ARE alternatives to the status quo in the U.S., but Russia and China aren't the only ones.
Why not Europe?
Or Nepal, where they work hard to keep up their #GrossNationalHappiness?
Or the state of Kerala in India, dirt-poor but surprisingly healthy and happy? We could learn from them.
December 29, 2024 at 7:48 AM
And spread the word about Bhutan!

#GrossNationalHappiness #WellbeingEconomy
March 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
From the Blog Post Archive: 'Gross Domestic Product v. Gross National Happiness'

benjweinberg.com/2021/02/09/g...

#grossdomesticproduct #grossnationalhappiness #pursuitofhappiness
https://benjweinberg.com/2021…
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🌿 What If We Valued Gross National Happiness Instead of GDP? 🌿

I've been reflecting lately on how society measures "success." We're taught to value ambition, productivity, and profit—but rarely are we encouraged to value reflection, rest, or wisdom.
#GrossNationalHappiness
June 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
HT Bhutan 🇧🇹

#GrossNationalHappiness
January 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM