What's happening?

Talk show host Oprah WinfreyAn American talk show host and media personality. has written a book with Arthur C Brooks, a happiness reporter. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier argues that no one can ever be completely happy. But there are rules we can follow to make our lives better.

1 If the secret of happiness existed, someone would have found it by now.

2 Happiness is a mixture of enjoyment, being pleased and meaning.

3 Other people can help you enjoy things for a long time, not just a short time.

4 Satisfaction comes from achieving something you have worked hard for and overcoming hard times.

Find out more

5 A sense of meaning is the most important part of happiness - believing that your life matters.

6 Life is full of problems and it is silly to imagine that we can overcome them all. We should see them as a challenge we can learn from.

7 In order to make your life better, you need to know where you are at the moment. Ask yourself lots of questions.

8 The happiest people share four habits. They have a faith or philosophy of life. They have strong ties to their family. They stay close to friends. And they try to help others through their work.

Yes! Most of the world's great thinkers have agreed with what Oprah is saying. The world cannot only be full of good things.

No! There is far too much unhappiness in the world. Of course you do not need to be unhappy to be happy.