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2.2 - Quest for Happiness: What We Can Learn From The World's Happiest Countries

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Welcome back to season two of G+T Conversations! We are your hosts, Gwenda + Tatjana, and in this episode, we speak about happiness. Follow G+T Conversations on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@GTconversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join the conversation. Some of the things we mentioned in this episode: -20 March is UN International Day of Happiness -World Happiness Report 2024: https://worldhappiness.report/ -Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Index: learn more here -The State of Happiness 2024: https://www.semafor.com/article/03/18/2024/gallup-state-of-happiness Country Rankings in Happiness Report 2024: #1 Finland #2 Denmark #3 Iceland #24 Germany #126 India Things that make Gwenda happy: Saying hello, thank you, etc to strangers watching sunset, playing football, etc Volunteering, doing something that goes beyond myself, doing something for society Deep connections with others Things that make Tatjana happy: body: get enough sleep, working out, eating healthy mind: meditation and gratitude exercises soul: connection with people, spending time with daughter, calls with family in Germany, book club Follow G+T Conversations on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GTconversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also connect with us on our personal accounts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gwendaschobert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@craving_expat_life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Tune in every other Friday for a new episode. * G+T Conversations is created using Spotify for Podcasters.

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