One of the greatest minds of this era and one of the greatest thinkers in Judaism is, in my opinion, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (the very recently retired, Chief Rabbi of London). He gives what he believes are the top ten most important things we can do to find happiness. I wish to give his top ten and expand a little on each one through the next 10 Video lessons

Some research studies have shown the Westerners, despite years of improving economic conditions, are generally no happier than they were, and continue to seek the answers to their lack of happiness, through the masses of pop psychology offerings.

Research does appear to suggest that the wealthier people are, the happier they are (to some degree at least), and yet, research also seems to suggest that when adults have children they end up being less happy?

Given all the significant challenges of trying to quantify such as elusive emotion, or state of being, like happiness, perhaps we shouldn’t rely too heavily on such research

At the same time, we all can reflect on our own personal experiences and on anecdotal evidence from the life experiences of our closest family members and friends, and how their happiness has changed through various significant life events.

For example, I saw first-hand how someone, very close to me, overcame a lifetime of severe depression by taking on a job that involved taking significant responsibility for the welfare of vulnerable members of society.