This document discusses various policies and programs related to happiness. It describes an annual political festival modeled after a Danish program to bring together politicians and the public. It mentions pop-up parks that transform parking spaces into mini parks for a day. It notes that the US is the only wealthy nation without paid sick leave, paid vacations, or paid maternity/paternity leave. It discusses sick leave ordinances in San Francisco and Seattle. It summarizes the Easterlin Paradox regarding long-term and short-term happiness at different income levels. It also mentions mindfulness training programs at various companies.

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23. An intervention to address low scores in governance:
A political festival modeled
after a Danish program:
An annual three day public
meeting for politicians, the
public, journalists and
NGOs

25. Parking Days – one day whereby
anyone transform a parking space
into a mini-park. Here, a woman is
giving away starts.

26. Pop-Up Parks

29. The US is the only wealthy nation without
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Vacation and Holidays
Paid Maternity or Paternity Leave

30. Sick Leave Ordinances
• City of San Francisco- Ch. 12W
of SF Administrative Code in Paid
Sick Leave Ordinance includes
part time and temp workers
City of Seattle ordinance 123698
– municipal code for paid sick
leave and paid safe time

35. Easterlin Paradox
40 year study of nations across the globe
Up to a salary of $75K
for family of four, long
and short term
happiness increases a
lot with more money
After a salary of
$75K, long term
happiness increases
are marginal or non-
existent, short term
increases in
happiness do occur.

36. Mindfulness training
Mindfulness programs at
Apple, McKinstry Co. Proctor
& Gamble, General Mills,
Aetna & Google (“Search
Inside Yourself”)
Seahawks Super bowl 2014

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