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
Plato - One of the most important Ancient Greek philosophers.
Aristotle - A student of Plato, tutor to Alexander the Great and the father of political philosophy.
Al-Ghazali - A 10th Century Sunni Muslim scholar.
Utilitarians - People who believe in a school of ethics that focuses on maximising people’s happiness and minimising their suffering.
Friedrich Nietzsche - A German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture (1844 – 1900), who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers.
Complacent - Feeling that you do not need to do anything about a situation. For example, somebody with very high grades at school might think they do not need to work hard any longer.