Adam Pervez, a Story of a Happy Nomad

Adam Pervez at TEDxYerevan 2013

Have you ever heard about a happiness equation? According to researchers at University College London it looks like that:

Robb Rutledge, UCL

Scary enough, isn’t it? But even if you have never seen this equation for many people for some reason it is too frightening or too difficult or too ________ (choose your own adjective) to pursue their happiness. Nevertheless happiness seems to continually come up as a topic for conversations as there is nothing we crave more. TED and TEDx are not the exception. There are a great number of TED/TEDx speakers who turn to discussions of happiness. But before getting to speak about happiness it would be good to define the term. The Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines happiness as 1) a state of well-being and contentment 2) a pleasurable or satisfying experience. But if we go back in history to the etymology of the