The report is based on a comprehensive review of existing research on well-being and happiness. The WRR used a mixed-methods approach, combining:
The report identifies several key aspects of a good life: een goed leven 2015
In het veelgeprezen boek Wat is goed leven? neemt auteur Barbara Stok de lezer mee in de wereld van de Griekse filosoof Socrates . The report is based on a comprehensive review
Overall, "Een Goed Leven" provides a comprehensive and evidence-based perspective on what constitutes a good life and how policymakers can promote well-being and happiness. The report's emphasis on integrating well-being into policy-making, investing in prevention, and fostering social connections has resonated with policymakers and researchers alike. Overall, "Een Goed Leven" provides a comprehensive and
“Sometimes, when the evening came and the light turned blue behind the mountains, Andreas Egger would sit on the wooden bench in front of his hut and feel that everything that had ever happened to him—the good and the bad—had simply passed through him, like water through a sieve. And what remained was not joy or sorrow, but a kind of warm silence.”
: De kernboodschap is dat 'goed' in een goed leven niet slaat op 'zich goed voelen', maar op 'het goed zijn' als mens. Maatschappelijke Context in 2015