Is control our deepest desire? A new survey finds that all people truly want is a nice house and enough time to do the gardening. But is this really the key to happiness?
Why this is NOT going to make you truly happy
Vida loca: Polling suggests people do not see fast cars and speedboats as signs of success. Glossary
Eccentric - Unconventional or erratic.
Philosophers - People who ask big questions about the meaning of life and how we should live.
Plato - One of the most important Ancient Greek philosophers.
Virtue - A good moral quality.
Aristotle - A student of Plato, tutor to Alexander the Great and the father of political philosophy.
Avicenna - Also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and doctor of the Islamic Golden Age who served in the courts of Iranian rulers.
Moderation - Avoiding extremes and doing something within reasonable limits.