27
Oct
2026

Want to be happier? Oxford research says ask yourself these 3 questions

cause and effect policy and interventions

Fast Company

What does it take to be happy? Three simple and surprising questions may hold the answer, research found. While most of us seek more money and greater achievement as paths to happiness, these questions are all about connection. They’re more strongly associated with self-measured life satisfaction than either money or success. That’s according to the 2025 World Happiness Report published by Oxford University and based on a study of people in 147 countries.