Podcasts about happiness report

Top headlines for Monday, April 14, 2025We discuss President Donald Trump's recent nomination of a former congressional leader and pastor as the U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, a pivotal role in promoting global religious liberties. Then, we shift to Finland, the newly anointed happiest country in the world according to the annual World Happiness Report by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Plus, we delve into the surprising resurgence of Bible engagement in the U.S., with nearly 10 million more Americans connecting with the Scriptures compared to past years. Join us as we unpack these stories and their broader implications.00:11 Trump nominates former pastor for top religious freedom post01:01 Kansas legislature overrides veto of religious freedom bill01:52 Supreme Court orders return of deported El Salvadoran national02:42 US drops to its lowest ranking in ‘Happiness Report'03:35 France could recognize Palestinian state in coming months: Macron04:22 More men turning to the Bible across every generation05:10 Amy Grant fights to save church founded by great-grandfatherSubscribe to this PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle PodcastsOvercastFollow Us on Social Media@ChristianPost on TwitterChristian Post on Facebook@ChristianPostIntl on InstagramSubscribe on YouTubeGet the Edifi AppDownload for iPhoneDownload for AndroidSubscribe to Our NewsletterSubscribe to the Freedom Post, delivered every Monday and ThursdayClick here to get the top headlines delivered to your inbox every morning!Links to the NewsTrump nominates former pastor for top religious freedom post | PoliticsKansas legislature overrides veto of religious freedom bill | PoliticsSupreme Court orders return of deported El Salvadoran national | PoliticsUS drops to its lowest ranking in ‘Happiness Report' | WorldFrance could recognize Palestinian state in coming months: Macron | WorldMore men turning to the Bible across every generation | U.S.Amy Grant fights to save church founded by great-grandfather | U.S.

On today's show: How sparing homebuyers the GST could impact Calgary's housing market; Changes are being made to how breweries are taxed in Alberta, and the Eyeopener's Dave Waddell joined us for a cold one to explain; According to the latest World's Happiness Report, Canadians are not as happy as we once were. We spoke with Jennifer Moss, the author of "Why Are We Here?" to take a look at some of the reasons why.

Federal Election Call is expected on Sunday; is there anything the Liberals can do to get Albertans to trust them? Canada drops to 18th in the 2025 Happiness Report. Courtney goes through the many conflicts happening around the world, and at home. first-of-its-kind association for dietitians in Alberta. And a preliminary report has been released into Delta air crash at Toronto airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unser heutiger Gast hat Maschinenbau studiert, entdeckte jedoch früh seine Leidenschaft für Unternehmertum und Teamkultur. Als Mitgründer und CEO des Work-Management-Tools awork verfolgt er mit seinem Team seit über fünf Jahren das Ziel, die Art und Weise, wie Teams zusammenarbeiten, zu revolutionieren. Mit einem tiefen Verständnis für die Herausforderungen der Teamplanung und der Zusammenarbeit in modernen Unternehmen hat er awork von Hamburg aus zu einer Plattform aufgebaut, die inzwischen über 4.000 Teams - vor allem in Agenturen - dabei hilft, besser und zufriedener zu arbeiten. Vor kurzer Zeit hat er gemeinsam mit Appinio eine umfassende Studie zur Arbeitszufriedenheit durchgeführt und gewonnenes Wissen über das Glück am Arbeitsplatz in den „Agency Happiness Report“ einfließen lassen. Seit mehr als 7,5 Jahren beschäftigen wir uns mit der Frage, wie Arbeit den Menschen stärkt – statt ihn zu schwächen. In über 450 Gesprächen haben wir mit mehr als 500 Menschen darüber gesprochen, was sich für sie geändert hat und was sich weiter ändern muss. Für die Lösung der aktuellen Herausforderungen brauchen wir neue Ideen und Herangehensweisen, und so suchen wir weiter nach Methoden, Vorbildern, Erfahrungen, Tools und Ideen, die uns dem Kern von New Work näherbringen. Welche Rolle spielt das Thema „Arbeitsglück“ für den Erfolg von Teams? Wie können wir selbst etwas dafür tun, mehr Glück bei der Arbeit zu fühlen? Und wie genau geht das eigentlich in so unruhigen Zeiten? Ihr seid bei "On the Way to New Work" – heute zum zweiten Mal mit Tobias Hagenau. [Hier](https://linktr.ee/onthewaytonewwork) findet ihr alle Links zum Podcast und unseren aktuellen Werbepartnern #NewWork #onthewaytonewwork #blackboat #newworkmasterskills #awork #appinio #agencyhappinessreport

The California State Assembly's select committee on happiness releases a new report. What does it mean to study happiness and how it interacts with public policy? Finally, a Sacramento cafe and chocolatier making treats with Latin cacao. CA Assembly's Happiness Report

Today on the podcast, I'm thrilled to have the amazing Michelle McCullough. Michelle is a public speaker, bestselling author, marketing strategist, wife, mother, donut aficionado, and happiness researcher. She has been studying and speaking on happiness for the past 15 years. She recently funded a study on happiness in the workforce. She published her findings in The State of Happiness Report in hopes of helping more people find more satisfaction, resilience, and, of course, happiness at home and work. • Register to attend my LIVE Masterclass on November 2, at 9 am MDT/11 am EDT- Finding Faith in Divorce: 4 Essential Steps to Guide Your Journey for $97- Register HERE: https://calendly.com/jennzingmark/4-strategies-for-fortifying-your-faith-in-divorce • Make sure you are part of the Find the Joy With Jenn Fam! Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/findthejoywithjenn/ • Join my FREE Facebook Community: www.facebook.com/groups/findthejoywithjenn • Enrollment is now OPEN in my exclusive Life Coaching and Divorce Mentoring Program Faith Filled Divorce. Get all the details here: tps://www.findthejoywithjenn.com/program-details. • To learn more about my guest Michelle McCullough, check out her website: https://www.speakmichelle.com/ and IG channel: https://www.instagram.com/speakmichelle Thank you so much for listening to this episode! I'm honored and excited to be with you on this journey to healing and personal growth. If you enjoyed the podcast, I'd love to ask you to take 2 minutes to leave me a 5-star review on your podcast app; that way, we can help even more men and women find joy in their divorce journeys. You can win a $100 AMAZON GIFT when you do! Just send a screenshot of your review to jenn@jennzingmark.com. Make sure you put "Podcast Review" in the subject line. XO- Jenn

June is Men's Mental Health Month, and there are plenty of reasons to focus on this important issue. Suicide for men is four times higher than for women, and there are a variety of reasons men don't seek help. Rob Jackson, MS, LPC, and someone who struggled with anxiety for years, joins us to discuss ways to help the men we love while respecting their dignity. We also look at the town in Wyoming with the highest suicide rates in the US and beyond, and we review this year's Happiness Report (hint: the US did poorly) and why seeking virtue is key to real happiness.

Mögt ihr euren Job? Oder quält ihr euch jeden Tag zur Arbeit? Die gute Nachricht: Der Großteil der Arbeitnehmenden in Deutschland scheint mehr oder weniger glücklich zu sein im Job. Das hat die Befragung eines Hamburger Software-Unternehmen jetzt gezeigt. Aber was macht dieses Glück eigentlich aus?**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.

The US has hit an all-time low. We're 23rd on the Happiness Report. We discuss the relationship between the economy and the meltdown of a young woman on social media who's working four jobs and taking college courses. The Gideons are unable to distribute free Bibles in Georgia because of the DEI policies. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.toddhuffshow.com Stack of Stuff: https://www.toddhuffshow.com/stack-of-stuff Email: todd@toddhuffshow.comPhone: 317.210.2830Follow us on…Instagram: @toddhuffshowFacebook: The Todd Huff ShowTwitter: @toddhuffshowLinkedIn: The Todd Huff ShowTikTok: @toddhuffshowSupport Our Partners:https://www.toddhuffshow.com/partners Links:https://www.mypillow.com/todd Promo Code: TODDhttps://mystore.com/toddhttps://4patriots.com/huffhttps://faith-lit.com Promo Code: TODD for 15% offhttps://getthetea.com Promo Code: HUFF for 10%https://www.patriotshave.com Promo Code: TODD for 10%https://harvardgoldgroup.com Promo Code: TODD for $250 credithttps://www.nicnac.com - Promo Code TODD for 15% off your first purchase

The US has hit an all-time low. We're 23rd on the Happiness Report. We discuss the relationship between the economy and the meltdown of a young woman on social media who's working four jobs and taking college courses. The Gideons are unable to distribute free Bibles in Georgia because of the DEI policies. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.toddhuffshow.com Stack of Stuff: https://www.toddhuffshow.com/stack-of-stuff Email: todd@toddhuffshow.comPhone: 317.210.2830Follow us on…Instagram: @toddhuffshowFacebook: The Todd Huff ShowTwitter: @toddhuffshowLinkedIn: The Todd Huff ShowTikTok: @toddhuffshowSupport Our Partners:https://www.toddhuffshow.com/partners Links:https://www.mypillow.com/todd Promo Code: TODDhttps://mystore.com/toddhttps://4patriots.com/huffhttps://faith-lit.com Promo Code: TODD for 15% offhttps://getthetea.com Promo Code: HUFF for 10%https://www.patriotshave.com Promo Code: TODD for 10%https://harvardgoldgroup.com Promo Code: TODD for $250 credithttps://www.nicnac.com - Promo Code TODD for 15% off your first purchase

Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news the Fed has held its policy rate unchanged at 5.5% but given strong signals cuts are coming - but later than markets were expecting. However they still see three cuts in 2024.The UST 10yr yield fell slightly on the news. The US dollar fell slightly too. Wall Street moved higher.Meanwhile, American mortgage interest rates rose back to just on 7% last week for their benchmark 30 year fixed rate following the prior week's surprise drop. That came as mortgage applications ticked lower again last week and are now -14% lower than the same week a year ago.China held its prime loan rates unchanged at record lows in its review yesterday. You will recall they cut its 5 year prime rate (the reference for mortgage lending) by an outsized -25% bps last month.Taiwanese export orders slumped more than -10% in February, a surprise because markets had expected a +1.3% rise following a +1.9% gain in January. But it was not to be. Orders for heavy equipment fell, especially from the EU, Japan and China, and these falls overwhelmed their rising AI chip exports.The EU sentiment rose to be less negative in its March survey. It is now at its least-weak level since February 2022, amid a gradual slowdown in inflation and optimism surrounding potential interest rate cuts by the ECB later in the year.Britain's inflation rate dropped to 3.4% in February, down from 4% recorded in both January and December and slightly below market expectation of 3.5%. It was their lowest rate since September 2021.In Australia, a recent swell in business failures in construction, hospitality and retail has pushed up the number of monthly insolvencies to the highest in almost a decade. The absolute levels aren't high, but the trend will worry officials.New Zealand has slipped one place in the World Happiness Report rankings, and now sits just outside the top ten (at #11) in 2024. Australia moved up from 12th last year to 10th this year.The UST 10yr yield started today at 4.28% and down -2 bps from yesterday. After the Fed's decision it fell to 4.25%. The price of gold will start today little-changed from yesterday at US$2157/oz.Oil prices are lower today at just on US$81/bbl in the US while the international Brent price is now just on at US$85/bbl. Both are -US$1.50 lower than this time yesterday.The Kiwi dollar starts today at just on 60.4 USc and a small -10 bps dip from yesterday. After the Fed news, it rose to 60.6 USc. Against the Aussie we are still at 92.4 AUc. Against the euro we are still at 55.6 euro cents. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at just on 69.6 and marginally firmer.The bitcoin price starts today at US$64,620 and up +1.6% since this time yesterday. Volatility over the past 24 hours has been moderate at just on +/- 2.8%. There seems to be an outflow rush underway from some key ETFs.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.You can get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston. And we will do this again on tomorrow.

An alumni of CCOM and SCP returns to prove: you can do it! MD/PhD student Miranda Schene, M2 Jeff Goddard, and M1 Fallon Jung visit with alumni Teneme Konne, MD, now a second-year resident. They start by smacking their foreheads over AI-generated images in a recent medical journal, unpacking the rigorous demands of peer review and its pivotal role in scientific accuracy. The conversation then shifts to Dr. Konne's journey in medicine, and the broad responsibilities of family medicine practitioners beyond clinical care. The resilience and growth he achieved during residency offer a comprehensive insight into the realities of becoming a doctor. Key moments include discussions on medical misinformation, the integral role of primary care physicians, and the personal and professional evolution experienced through residency. It wasn't completely smooth, but he did it! And the crew discusses Medscape's Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2024.

Let's delve into the economic impact of laughter. A new research report from Oracle Fusion Cloud Customer Experience titled "The Happiness Report" reveals that while people want brands to make them smile and laugh, business leaders are afraid of using humor in customer interactions. The report includes insights from over 12,000 consumers and business leaders across 14 countries and highlights that people are searching for new experiences that can make them smile and laugh. Brands that embrace humor are rewarded with customer loyalty, advocacy, repeat purchases, while those that don't, lose customers. Other key findings from the report are as follows:   • 88% of people are looking for new experiences to make them smile and laugh • 91% of people prefer brands to be funny and 72% would choose a brand that uses humor over the competition • 95% of business leaders fear using humor in customer interactions   Leanne Linsky, founder, and CEO of Plauzzable is a passionate entrepreneur with a background in comedy. She is on a mission to bring people together with laughter. Leanne earned a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of California, Irvine. She also holds a Professional Coaching Certification (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and CoachVille, Center for Coaching Mastery. Additionally, Leanne studied comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade, the Magnet Theater, The Second City, and IO Chicago. She wrote, performed, and produced her critically acclaimed one-woman show, produced and hosted a comedy open mic, and produced and hosted a weekly stand-up show in New York City and California. In our interview, Leanne shares more about her journey and how she aims to spread joy through comedy.   For more information https://plauzzable.com/

In this episode Deborah discusses the challenges of staying productive during the summer months when many people are on vacation. She shares a personal story about a client project that had to be postponed due to scheduling conflicts caused by vacations. Deb emphasizes the importance of accepting the situation and being patient with project timelines. To help listeners navigate this period, she provides a framework with five steps, including accepting the situation, inventorying goals, and catching up on independent work and personal tasks.    Whether you are a C-Suite Leader of today or tomorrow, take charge of your career with confidence and leverage the insights of The CEO's Compass: Your Guide to Get Back on Track.  To learn more about The CEO's Compass, you can get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3AKiflR    Other episodes you'll enjoy: C-Suite Goal Setting: How To Create A Roadmap For Your Career Success - http://bit.ly/3XwI55n Natalya Berdikyan: Investing in Yourself to Serve Others on Apple Podcasts -http://bit.ly/3ZMx8yw Questions to Guarantee You Accomplish Your Goals - http://bit.ly/3QASvymSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Deborah sits down with technology entrepreneur and investor, Charles Fry, to discuss the most valuable lessons he has learned throughout his career. Charles emphasizes the importance of having technologists who are grounded in business problems being solved, rather than being focused on the latest technology. He shares insights on how businesses often wait too long to seek help with broken projects and highlights the significance of meeting deadlines as signals for potential issues. Charles also discusses the importance of team health and happiness as indicators of project success, and how his company, Code Exitos, uses a happiness report to assess project performance.   Charles Fry is a technology entrepreneur and investor who has launched and grown successful companies in e-commerce, logistics, and IT services. He focuses on the human element of management and leadership to create opportunity and ‘build something great from nothing.' Charles' experience enables him to guide clients toward creating digital products that are attractive to investors and customers. He is dedicated to making the world a better place through business and is most often found in the company's innovation centers in Austin, Texas, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and San Pedro Sula, Honduras.   You can connect with Charles via Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codexitos   Whether you are a C-Suite Leader of today or tomorrow, take charge of your career with confidence and leverage the insights of The CEO's Compass: Your Guide to Get Back on Track.  To learn more about The CEO's Compass, you can get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3AKiflR    Other episodes you'll enjoy: C-Suite Goal Setting: How To Create A Roadmap For Your Career Success - http://bit.ly/3XwI55n Natalya Berdikyan: Investing in Yourself to Serve Others on Apple Podcasts -http://bit.ly/3ZMx8yw Questions to Guarantee You Accomplish Your Goals - http://bit.ly/3QASvymSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, I welcome back  Leanne Smith to The Think Courageously Podcast. This is another installment in our “The End of an Era…Conversations with Members of the Think Courageously Community.”You may remember that Leanne was my accountability partner in the “Elevate Your Voice” storytelling project. She is a coach, storyteller and dear friend. Since the launch of the book, Leanne's story has evolved and blossomed. She is pivoting towards the most powerful version of herself. Her story today starts with this…Hello my name is ___ and I am a failure.In today's show, we talk about what it takes to deny your inner critic and silence self doubt.  For so long, Leanne was not able to show up as her authentic self. Her evolution is focused on how to dig deeper and claim her own personal happiness. She takes us on a very personal journey of a divorce and  bankruptcy. And the moment she realized how self-doubt was claiming her future. Leanne describes when she knew that she needed to claim back her own power. In that moment she gave herself permission to unleash her awesomeness. “I was looking for failure and I needed to flip that switch.”Now, today she can say…”Hello My Name is Awesome."She shares some great insight into starting your day and planning for happiness.Leanne Smith is a life and self-esteem specialist that teaches you a piece-by-piece approach to living the life of your dreams, so you can create happy and successful days by using vision planning. She is the founder of Force of Happiness and an active leader inside her VIP women's membership Board of Masterminds. She also authors “The Happiness Report” substack.To learn more about Leanne visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/197285848389268https://www.instagram.com/absoluteleanne/

Recently,  the Happiness Report by Oracle reveals that only 1 out of 5 brands have done enough to deliver happiness to the local buyers. Brands that can create fresh experiences for customers up to their satisfaction can receive higher rewards. Prime Time's Timothy Go and Melissa Hyak spoke with Jay Tuseth, Vice President, Applications, ASEAN and General Manager, Customer Experience (CX), Oracle, APAX to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Es gibt für alles mögliche Statistiken und Ranglisten, besonders interessant sind aber Vergleiche, die ganze Volkswirtschaften nebeneinander stellen. KKP Indices sind solche Skalen und auf einer der etablierten Listen ist Somalia auf Platz 113 im globalen Vergleich. Aber was heißt das eigentlich genau?

What are the characteristics of a boring person? And a post-pandemic Happiness Report delivers surprising results. Olivia Henry, The Australian Science Media Centre

In this episode Liz and Alan provide an update on the situation in Ukraine and how Israel is providing relief and other things. Alan introduces the UN's recently released Happiness Index declaring Israel is the 9th Happiest country out of 150. Israel moved up from 12th place last year. Here is a link to the full report. Happiness Report 2022 Enjoy.

„Im Leben geht es immer um Emotionen. Sie zu steuern, macht ERFOLG aus“, sagt Heidi Neururer. Bei Julia Schütze #Talk2Me spricht die Snowboard Weltmeisterin in TEIL1 u.a. über

„Im Leben geht es immer um Emotionen. Sie zu steuern, macht ERFOLG aus“, sagt Heidi Neururer. Bei Julia Schütze #Talk2Me spricht die Snowboard Weltmeisterin in TEIL1 u.a. über

The annual United Nations World Happiness Report, which measures the happiness of different countries, is always dominated by Scandinavian nations. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland have always been in the top ten. But what's striking is that these happiest countries are also those which rank among the least religious. On the flip side, most African countries, which tend to be the very religious, consistently land near the bottom of the U.N. Happiness Report. What does Bishop Barron make of this? How should we actually define happiness, and what have the great thinkers and saints throughout time said about finding happiness? That's what we discuss in today's episode. A listener asks how we reconcile all the violence/competition seen in nature with the Creator God of peace.

LifeSearch CEO Tom Baigrie hosts Ally Millar, Baz Moffatt, Davinia Tomlinson, Luke Ambler and Nina Skero in the Health, Wealth and Happiness conversations*. Together with Cebr, LifeSearch compiled three brand new indices to deliver an accurate reading of health, wealth and happiness levels in the UK. In these three conversations, our experts further pull apart the report, exploring its findings and relating them to their own experiences and expertise. This episode, the last of a 3-part series, is focused on Happiness, how we've changed priorities and perception through the pandemic, and what's in store in the future. 

LifeSearch CEO Tom Baigrie hosts Ally Millar, Baz Moffatt, Davinia Tomlinson, Luke Ambler and Nina Skero in the Health, Wealth and Happiness conversations. Together with Cebr, LifeSearch compiled three brand new indices to deliver an accurate reading of health, wealth and happiness levels in the UK. In these three conversations, our experts further pull apart the report, exploring its findings and relating them to their own experiences and expertise. This episode, the second of a 3-part series, is focused on Wealth, how we've changed priorities and perception through the pandemic, and what's in store in the future.

LifeSearch CEO Tom Baigrie hosts Ally Millar, Baz Moffatt, Davinia Tomlinson, Luke Ambler and Nina Skero in the Health, Wealth and Happiness conversations. Together with Cebr, LifeSearch compiled three brand new indices to deliver an accurate reading of health, wealth and happiness levels in the UK. In these three conversations, our experts further pull apart the report, exploring its findings and relating them to their own experiences and expertise. This episode, the first of a 3-part series, is focused on Health, how we've changed priorities and perception through the pandemic, and what's in store in the future. 

The United Nations annual Happiness Report names Finland as the happiest country in the world for the fourth consecutive year - Ir-rapport annwali tal-Ġnus Magħquda dwar il-kuntentizza tal-persuni, jinnomina fl-ewwel post għar-raba' sena konsekuttiva lill-Finlandja

This episode is a conversation with Cortney Ritsema. (Twitter: @CRitsem) Cortney is my neighbor—and more importantly an activist, a mother, a clinical psychologist, and more. In this episode, we talk about political activism, Cortney's work over a decade ago as a counselor at a detention facility for "unaccompanied minors," and finally the reopening of Chicago Public Schools in the fall. If you want to jump around, here is a brief overview of our conversation with approximate begin times. 6:40 – Our conversation begins. We discuss how we met and Cortney's activism, including her work with the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns. 17:00 – We begin discussing Cortney's previous work as a therapist at a detention facility for "unaccompanied minors"—immigrant children who are in the United States unlawfully. 57:40 – The conversation turns to how Chicago Public Schools is dealing with the COVID pandemic and CPS's plans for virtual instruction this fall. 1:22:00 – Mostly a rant about the economy and politics (for people who are into that sort of thing). You get to hear me butcher the GINI index (I spell it "ginny" in the episode) and basically confuse it with the happiness index. (See Wikipedia article on the Gini coefficient/index here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient; and info on the World and Happiness Report 2020: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020/) Things to Check Out (shared by Cortney): Raise your Hand Illinois (https://www.ilraiseyourhand.org/) is a coalition of parents, educator's, and community members that engages, informs and empowers parents to protect and strengthen public education for all children in Chicago and Illinois, eliminate inequities in public schools, and work at the grassroots for the public good that is public education. Here is the video that Cortney references in the episode. In the video, she talks about her experience working as a therapist at a detention facility for "unaccompanied minors": https://www.facebook.com/LaVillitaSolidaridad/videos/2600880970169863/?extid=vSFifFqJ7RJKmbDS&d=null&vh=e Becoming Better Beckys (https://www.facebook.com/groups/273580743477751/?ref=share) is a Facebook group that Cortney started 2 years ago. It's an online forum for white women who are ready to acknowledge their own aspects of "Beckyness" and begin to do the very difficult, but necessary work of addressing issues of white privilege, racism, and white supremacy. Music for this episode: Good Night by Siobhan Dakay (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/SiobhanD/60107 Ft: MyVanillaworld Episode art: Photograph by yours truly.

Are doctors happy? If so, who are the happiest doctors and what are their specialties? Do you know any happy surgeons?Med school students, pre-meds, nurses, patients and even family members ask me a variety of things about medicine and one that piqued my personal curiosity to look up is how happy doctors are and who are the happiest.I looked into it and here’s what I found! (And yes, there are surgeons on the list!)How To Become A Psychiatrist How To Become A Dermatologist How To Become A Cardiologist Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2019 Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2020 Hope yall enjoy!Don't forget to help our new project grow by subscribing on iTunes or your favorite podcast platform!Give us a Rating & Review to be entered for a weekly giveaway for a free eBook or Video Course!Subscribe to us onApple PodcastSpotify PodcastGoogle PodcastStitcher PodcastResources: FREE Step-By-Step Guide and Video Course on How I StudyFREE Step 1 MasterclassMed Elite AcademyCheck Out Our YouTube Channel!Follow Me On Instagram

According to the 2019 Happiness Report, negative feelings are rising around the world. But happiness is possible. In this episode, I share 4 ways to be (more) happy.   Join The 7 Day Productivity Challenge or go to MarkStruczewski.com/7day   ABOUT Mark ‘Ski' Struczewski (“Mister Productivity”) works with executives to help them gain control of their time by taming distractions so they can experience less overwhelm, feel a sense of freedom and enjoy their lives.   In addition to being a productivity coach, Mark is a speaker, host of The Mark Struczewski Podcast and an author. His strategies have guided CEOs/Executive Directors, business owners, business corporate specialists and entrepreneurs to get back control of their time. You can find out more about how to connect with Mark and his mission to create confident leaders at misterproductivity.com.   If you're looking to take your productivity to the next level or if you are interested in bringing me in to speak at your event, visit MarkStruczewski.com.   Follow me: LinkedIn TikTok Snapchat Twitter Instagram Facebook Pinterest   If you love the show, share it with a friend on Apple Podcasts.

According to the 2019 Happiness Report, negative feelings are rising around the world. But happiness is possible. In this episode, I share 4 ways to be (more) happy. Join The 7 Day Productivity Challenge or go to MarkStruczewski.com/7day ABOUT Mark ‘Ski' Struczewski (“Mister Productivity”) works with executives to help them gain control of their time by taming distractions so they can experience less overwhelm, feel a sense of freedom and enjoy their lives. In addition to being a productivity coach, Mark is a speaker, host of The Mark Struczewski Podcast and an author. His strategies have guided CEOs/Executive Directors, business owners, business corporate specialists and entrepreneurs to get back control of their time. You can find out more about how to connect with Mark and his mission to create confident leaders at misterproductivity.com. If you're looking to take your productivity to the next level or if you are interested in bringing me in to speak at your event, visit MarkStruczewski.com. Follow me: LinkedIn TikTok Snapchat Twitter Instagram Facebook Pinterest If you love the show, share it with a friend on Apple Podcasts.

Flip'd. The most kid-friendly restaurants. Christmas bonus. What would you clear your search history of? Updates with Aggieland Humane Society and the City of Bryan. Happiness Report 2019. Ring hackers. 9 year-old won't graduate from college before he's 10. Reading a clock.

Flip'd. The most kid-friendly restaurants. Christmas bonus. What would you clear your search history of? Updates with Aggieland Humane Society and the City of Bryan. Happiness Report 2019. Ring hackers. 9 year-old won't graduate from college before he's 10. Reading a clock.

In this episode I talk about and gush over the Danish custom, Hygge (pronounced hue -gah). After living with Seasonal Affective Disorder since I was 15 years old this is my first time approaching winter with a hygge mindset. I break down the statistics from the Happiness Report that illustrate other countries that are further north, have even darker days, and way colder weather than the United States actually find themselves at the top of that list - while we have never even broken the Top 10. Maybe it’s about more than decreased sunlight. Maybe it’s about hygge. For Milwaukee folks looking for a cozy winter be sure to check out my friend Rachael Gonzalez’s blog @cozymilwaukee >>> www.cozymilwaukee.com This episode is brought to you by my new online course, No-Time-To-Spare Self-Care, that will be available online for the first time on Black Friday! Follow me over on Instagram at @mentalwealthandwellness to learn more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mentalwealthandwellness/message

The annual United Nations World Happiness Report, which measures the happiness of different countries, is always dominated by Scandinavian nations. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland have always been in the top ten. But what’s striking is that these happiest countries are also those which rank among the least religious. On the flip side, most African countries, which tend to be the very religious, consistently land near the bottom of the U.N. Happiness Report. What does Bishop Barron make of this? How should we actually define happiness, and what have the great thinkers and saints throughout time said about finding happiness? That’s what we discuss in today’s episode.

The annual United Nations World Happiness Report, which measures the happiness of different countries, is always dominated by Scandinavian nations. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland have always been in the top ten. But what’s striking is that these happiest countries are also those which rank among the least religious. On the flip side, most African countries, which tend to be the very religious, consistently land near the bottom of the U.N. Happiness Report. What does Bishop Barron make of this? How should we actually define happiness, and what have the great thinkers and saints throughout time said about finding happiness? That’s what we discuss in today’s episode.

The annual United Nations World Happiness Report, which measures the happiness of different countries, is always dominated by Scandinavian nations. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland have always been in the top ten. But what’s striking is that these happiest countries are also those which rank among the least religious. On the flip side, most African countries, which tend to be the very religious, consistently land near the bottom of the U.N. Happiness Report. What does Bishop Barron make of this? How should we actually define happiness, and what have the great thinkers and saints throughout time said about finding happiness? That’s what we discuss in today’s episode. A listener asks how we reconcile all the violence/competition seen in nature with the Creator God of peace. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!

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The UN released a "Happiness Report" rating nearly 200 countries, which found that the world’s happiest people live in Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands). The US ranked 11th. What role do money, IQ, marriage, friends, children, weather, and religion play in making us feel happier? Is happiness stable over time? How can happiness be increased? Professor Sanderson will describe cutting-edge research from the field of positive psychology on the factors that do (and do not) predict happiness, and provide practical (and relatively easy!) ways to increase your own psychological well-being. Catherine Sanderson is the Manwell Family Professor of Psychology at Amherst College. Her research has received grant funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health. Professor Sanderson has published over 25 journal articles and book chapters in addition to four college textbooks, a high school health textbook, and a popular press book on parenting. In 2012, she was named one of the country's top 300 professors by the Princeton Review. 

Session 63 In this episode, we do a deep dive into the numbers of the Family Medicine Match. How many spots are there, how many unfilled, and so much more. First off, we need your help! We are in need of more podcast guest recommendations. We need physicians for this podcast. Shoot us an email at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net so we have more physicians to interview. There are over 100 specialties and we're doing both community and academic setting. So there should be over 200 episodes available there. I also want to do retired physicians and program directors. Yet we're only 63 episodes in. So we need your help! [02:35] Match Summary Data here is taken from the 2017 NRMP Residency Match Data. As far as number of positions offered, internal medicine is huge at over 7,233. Family medicine is the second largest and half as big, with 3,356 positions offered. Table 1 shows that 520 programs, more than internal medicine, but half the spots. So although it has more programs, it's half the spots. Hence, the programs are much smaller. Interestingly, there were 67 unfilled programs. This means people were not applying to family medicine. While there are so many that are applying to internal medicine. This is probably because of the fellowship training that you do after internal medicine. Which means you can go to Cardiology or do GI, or do Pulmonology or Rheumatology. You can do a lot of different subspecialties after Endocrinology, after Internal Medicine. So even the International Medical Graduates (IMGs) want that opportunity. "People are not applying to Family Medicine." So out of 3,356 positions offered for Family Medicine, 1,797 U.S. Seniors applied fro those positions. Now, there were 6,030 total applicants for those 3,356 spots. Comparing this with internal medicine, they have over 7,000 spots and almost 12,000 students applying for those spots. Just by numbers, you have more people applying for those Family Medicine spots than you do for internal medicine. [06:35] Matches by Specialty and Applicant Type Out of 3,356 positions, there are 3,215 filled positions and there were 141 spots that were left open. Of those, 1,513 were U.S Seniors, 132 were U.S. graduates - students who graduated from an MD medical school who may have taken a gap year to do research or travel. Or maybe they didn't get in the first time. There are 574 osteopathic students so a lot of them are going into family medicine. Interestingly, there's a similar increase in osteopathic students going into internal medicine but there's only 690 of them. Nevertheless, this means there's a big opportunity for osteopathic students in family medicine. There's one Canadian and 658 U.S.-citizen international medical graduates, and 337 non-U.S. citizen international medical graduates. This is a huge discrepancy here with foreign grads applying to internal medicine at a way higher number than family medicine. There were over 2,003 non-U.S. citizen international medical graduates applying for internal medicine and getting into internal medicine, and only 337 in family medicine. And I really think it's that fellowship piece - just a wild guess! "This is a huge discrepancy here with foreign grads applying to internal medicine at a way higher number than family medicine." [08:40] Growth Trends (2013-2017) Table 3 shows the increase in size from 2013 to 2017. Family medicine has gone up 11.5% every year over this four-year period. It's growing so it's a much needed primary care specialty. Moving down to Table 8 is positions offered and percent filled by U.S. Seniors and all applicants from 2013 to 2017. Again, not a lot of U.S. Seniors are applying to family medicine. Out 3,356 positions offered, 45.1% of those spots filled were by U.S. Seniors. Internal medicine is lower at 44.9%. Shockingly, Pathology is way lower at 35.9% filled up U.S. Seniors. This suggests that U.S. Seniors are not going into Pathology, and in fact, it's getting less and less. In 2013, for Family Medicine, it's 44.6%, then 45% (2014), 44% (2015), 45.3% (2016), and 45.1% for 2017. Table 9 shows how big Family Medicine is compared to all other specialties. Internal medicine is the largest specialty for students matching every year, specifically at 25.6% in 2017. The second largest is Family Medicine at 11.6%. This is followed by Pediatrics at 9.7%, another big primary care specialty. "A quarter of all students matching matched into Internal Medicine and just 11.6% matched into Family Medicine. It's the second largest." [10:48] PGY-1: U.S. Seniors and Osteopathic Students, Matched and Unmatched, and SOAP Table 10 shows the U.S. Seniors matching into PGY-1 positions. The numbers don't hold up here for U.S. Seniors though compared to all applicants. Internal Medicine has 18.6%,s still the largest. But Family Medicine here is not the second largest and only falls third or fourth at 8.7%. Emergency Medicine is larger with 9.2%. Osteopathic students (Table 11) keep the trend going with 23.5% of students matching into an allopathic Internal Medicine program, while 19.6% matched into Family Medicine. When you look at the previous number of all applicants, 11.6% of all applicants matched into Family Medicine but 23.5% of osteopathic students matched into Family Medicine. "It seems like a good fit for osteopathic students who want to match into Family Medicine." Figure 6 shows the percentages of unmatched U.S. Seniors and independent applicants. Family medicine and overall total unmatched of 25.3%, which is the fifth highest. The highest is Internal Medicine Prelim at 37% total unmatched. Second is Dermatology at 33.8%. Followed by Psychiatry at 30.8%, and then PM&R at 27.5% and fifth is Family Medicine. It has a high overall unmatched rate which is surprising considering there were so many programs that went unfilled. Independent applicants are the majority of those unmatched with 40.9% and U.S. Seniors are pretty low at 3.5% unmatched. "With so many open programs, the assumption is that they applied to not enough programs or they were very picky on where they were applying." Table 18 shows the SOAP (Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program). These is offered for programs with MD spots that need to be filled. Family medicine had 67 programs that went unfilled and 141 spots. All of those programs participated in the SOAP. 64 programs filled and there were 3 spots at 3 programs that went unfilled. [14:05] Charting the Outcomes 2016 Table FM-1 shows a summary of all the data for U.S. Allopathic Seniors. Mean number of contiguous ranks means that those who matched ranked 10.7 programs on average. This means that those who matched ranked a lot of programs. And those that did not match only ranked 4.5 programs. So they were much more strict with the programs they ranked and that hurt them. The mean USMLE Step 1 Score is 221 and the average is around 230 for this data. So it's a much lower score than average. Those that did not match was 208. So they're struggling with their USMLE score. With that low score, they probably didn't get interviews. And because they didn't get interviews, maybe they didn't rank the programs. So it's not an issue with being too strict with the programs they're ranking but it could just be an issue with their Step 1 score. Hence, they're not getting interviews in order to be matched to rank. Mean USMLE Step 2 score is 237 for those that matched and 223 for those who didn't. Research experience is about the same at 2 and 1.7. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications are the same at 2.6. AOA members are 6.1% for those that matched and 0 for those who didn't. It doesn't mean though that you have to have AOA. It just means that the people didn't match didn't have it. [16:38] Happiness, Burnout, and Compensation Now, let's look into the 2018 Medscape Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report. In terms of happiness, 30% of physicians are very happy,  outside of work is 12%, and extremely happy at 26%. As to who is the happiest, Family Medicine is in the lower half at 51%, within the range of 40%-61%. As to which physicians are most introverted, Public Health and Preventive Medicine doctors are the highest at 48%. Family medicine is near the bottom at 37%. Radiology was at the lowest at 36%. As to which physicians say they have three or fewer close friends, Family Medicine is near the top at 53%, Pathology is the highest at 58%. So this does not do any justice to Pathology and the stereotypes that come with Pathologists. Looking at the 2018 Medscape National Physician Burnout and Depression Report, which physicians are most burned out, Family Medicine is near the top at 47%. Critical care is 48%. Neurology is 48%. There are a lot of specialties above 40%. The lowest is Plastic Surgery at 32%, along with Dermatology. As to which physicians experience both depression and burnout, Family Medicine is still near the top of the list at 16%. OB GYN is the highest at 20%. As to which physicians are more likely to seek professional help, Family Medicine is again near the top of the list at 31%. Psychiatry is at 40%. Moving on to the 2017 Medscape Physician Compensation Report, Family Medicine being a primary care specialty is right near the bottom at $209K a year. Just to compare it, the highest paid specialty is Orthopedics at $489K, more than double that of a family medicine doc, while Pediatrics is the lowest at $202K. "When you say you can't make money going into primary care, it's not true. You don't make as much as somebody who's a specialist... but still very good money." As to which physicians feel fairly compensated, even though Family Medicine is near the bottom of the list for compensation, they're up near the top half for feeling fairly compensated at 53%. Emergency medicine doctors are the highest at 68%. Would a family medicine doctor choose medicine again? They're near the bottom half at 77%. The highest is Rheumatology is 83% and Neurology is the lowest at 71%. Which physicians would choose the same specialty? Interestingly, Family Medicine ranks second from the bottom at 67%. Internal medicine is the lowest at 64%. Links: 2017 NRMP Residency Match Data Charting the Outcomes 2016 2018 Medscape Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report 2018 Medscape National Physician Burnout and Depression Report 2017 Medscape Physician Compensation Report ryan@medicalschoolhq.net

  This episode of the podcast is an excerpt from my interview with Jessica Alexander, co-author of The Danish Way of Parenting. When we’re so immersed in our own culture, we rarely take the time to step outside our ways and see if there may be some things we can learn from others, like a de-emphasis on competitive sports for kids. In The Danish Way of Parenting (subtitled, “What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids”), authors Jessica Alexander and Iben Sandahl share that one of the best cultural practices of Danish parents is not judging other parents. So, if the Danes were assessing American parenting practices, most likely, according to the authors, they’d look for the positives in our competitive, self-focused, over-scheduled, and over-supervised craziness. What this book does so nicely is not focus on what American parents do wrong but instead shares a glimpse into a culture that is obviously doing some things right – they are, after all, the happiest people in the world! I had the opportunity to interview Jessica Alexander, and it was refreshing to hear her insights. An American-born mother of two, she married a Dane and is raising her kids overseas (in Rome). Before her children were born, Alexander observed that Danish children seemed especially well-behaved and happy. She explained, “I saw in Denmark a long time ago how well-behaved the kids were […] and I was really struck by it.” She watched this phenomenon over the years and realized the Danes have it right. When her daughter was born, Alexander read many parenting books, but found herself always going to her Danish family and friends for advice. Without realizing it, that network became her “go to” for everything. “I really prefer the Danish Way,” she said. “And then, one day, I was reading the Happiness Report, and I found out they were the happiest people 40 years in a row!” Once she had her own kids (now ages four and seven), she started delving into the “why” of the phenomenon she had witnessed first-hand, and what came of it was her co-authored book. A quick read (just 103 pages) The Danish Way offers some straightforward and easy-to-digest wisdom about simple practices that come so naturally to the Danes. The practices, admittedly, may be easier read about than done, but offer some suggestions for a more connected and happy family life. Play We all know that research supports the importance of play for children’s optimal development, yet our schools and our family schedules have not changed much to accommodate this knowledge. Despite compelling research, American kids are getting less, not more, recess and play time. Meanwhile, “Forest Kindergartens,” exclusively outdoor preschools, are common in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries. A few have popped up in America, too, which is encouraging. The Danes value play and it shows in their children’s daily lives and helps Danish children develop important social skills like empathy and teamwork. Reframing I loved Alexander’s description of Danish “realistic optimism,” and how Danes practice supportive language. She writes, “Danish parents are good at helping their children conceptualize their emotions and then guiding them into finding something more constructive, instead of a disparaging or limited belief” (p. 45). I know I could use some more of this “reframing” skill! Hygge The most interesting, and perhaps most instructive, part of The Danish Way is the explanation of “hygee” (pronounce hoo-ga), a word that has no English translation, although “we-fullness” or “togetherness” could possibly suffice. Alexander experienced it for herself, firsthand: “I was exposed to it for years in Denmark, and I didn’t realize what it was. They [the Danes] knew the rules of hygge intrinsically,” she said. Basically, hygge is a time for family or friends to gather in a drama- and complaint-free setting and just be together. They choose activities that are enjoyable for the group as a whole. No one person does the cooking and cleaning. Instead, part of the hygge experience is doing all the work together. Alexander explained it as “Leaving the drama at the door. It’s a safe psychological place that you enter into. No complaining. No negativity. No gossiping. That’s not in the hygge place. You can play games, you can play cards, you can talk about good memories together, you help out, no technology. What’s interesting about it is at first it can feel weird, because it’s different from what you’re used to doing. But it’s so lovely and it’s so worth it.” To help quantify the process, Alexander shares in her book the “Hygge Oath,” which “includes all the unspoken rules of hygge and gives you this opportunity to talk about it with your family or whoever you are going to do it with.” Alexander summed up hygge as a “focus on ‘we’ time rather than ‘me’ time.” Perhaps this collective aspect of Danish culture is what sets it apart so strikingly from our more individualistic, competitive culture. She called it “we-fullness.” I like that. “The Danes do it a lot. It is in their vocabulary. I do think it’s a major reason why they’re so happy. They value this social connectedness so much.” “Scandinavia in general is very similar,” Alexander said: “They totally hygge in Norway and Sweden and Finland, even though they don’t have a word for it like the Danes do.” I was reminded of my Swedish friends who get together to roast a pig and sing around Christmas time. I asked Alexander if Danish kids are good about putting away their phones during hygge: “There is an awareness from the kids,” she said. “Kids really do try to help out. It’s kind of an understood thing, that if it’s a real hygge thing, the kids know that for a certain period of time the phones go away. They’re really good at helping out. It’s this teamwork idea.” Similarities to Summer Camp Alexander does not write about summer camp in her book, but I, of course, asked her if she knew about camp, because I recognized some similarities between the culture at camp and the Danish Way. She had attended camp as a child and said, “I think summer camp is an amazing place to implement the Danish Way. Unless a camp becomes uber-competitive, it’s a great mirror of these practices.” Nightly campfires are a great example of hygge! She didn’t end up writing about it in The Danish Way much, because she thought it might be too much for us American parents to take in, but she shared that in Denmark, “There is a lot of singing. It’s super connecting when you start singing together.” I had liked her book before, but after hearing her say that, I knew I could really relate to the “Danish Way!” Resources/Related: The Danish Way Recess Time in Europe vs America

Annie wrote in to theshortcoats@gmail.com to ask Kaci McCleary, Erik Kneller, Gabriel Conley, and Marissa Evers if she should give up her 10-year job as a radiology tech so she'd have time to do research before applying to medical school. As is often the case with these kinds of questions, the answer is no! But maybe yes. In some cases. Later in the show, we say to hell with this brave new world of collaboration-not-competition, and battle to the death! Will neurotoxin triumph over infinite sausage? We discuss the recent Medscape Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report and find out who will be happier: neurologist Kaci, or urologist Gabe. Also, we find out what they will drive, and how many friends they won't have. A Pennsylvania Democrat introduces The Stable Genius Act (tempting...). And we find out how the weather and the holidays impacts the blood supply and what the Red Cross wants you to do about it (hint: it involves giving blood now). It's coming up on application season! What questions do you have? Is our advice to Annie useful or rueful? Call us at 347-SHORTCT anytime, visit our Facebook group, or email theshortcoats@gmail.com.

Es gibt für alles mögliche Statistiken und Ranglisten, besonders interessant sind aber Vergleiche, die ganze Volkswirtschaften nebeneinander stellen. KKP Indices sind solche Skalen und auf einer der etablierten Listen ist Somalia auf Platz 113 im globalen Vergleich. Aber was heißt das eigentlich genau?