“A sizzling course at Harvard Enterprise Faculty guarantees to show future leaders an elusive ability—managing happiness,” in keeping with a current Journal article. This growth was anticipated. After languishing for many years in philosophy departments, the examine of happiness has develop into a development trade.

Paying extra consideration to human well-being is an efficient factor, and people who attempt to train happiness “expertise” deserve an A for effort. However does the “happiness research” strategy get its topic totally proper?