Hi Marianne, "less knowledge, more happiness" is equivalent to what we say as "fool's paradise".  I do not quite agree.  Besides, the holy book says, "people are destroyed for lack of knowledge".  I believe this, and may I add, "more knowledge, more wisdom to accept self and others = greater happiness"?

Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness

https://youtu.be/L8YJtvHGeUU

Do you agree that "Less knowledge, more happiness "?

Think it depends on different individuals.  To some people, the more knowledge prompts the more happiness.  Reason being when a person knows more, generally s/he has more options, interactions, solutions, earning power etc. with or from external surroundings that match / trigger / promote his or her passion, satisfaction, happiness etc.

However, we also need to acknowledge that there can be scenarios the more some people know, the more responsibilities, works, roadblocks, conflicts, sorrows etc. that those individuals might encountered.  Also there can be situations the really knowledgeable individuals be able to resolve their unhappiness even though it was due to they know too much.

i feel there is no way to happiness

happiness is the way

i do not know whether we should relate it to knowledge

i derive utmost happiness when spent time with children.

Knowledge Is Power, Ignorance Is Bliss: Happiness Is Striking The Perfect Balance

http://elitedaily.com/money/entrepreneurship/knowledge-is-power-ignorance-is-bliss-happiness-is-striking-the-perfect-balance/

Dear Marianne Mam,

I don't quite agree. But, I believe that one should not be proud even though he is having a wide range of knowledge. The thing is that he should circulate the knowledge as much as possible without any arrogance. He would then be definitely happy having more knowledge.

Dear Marianne,

if you answered the question seriously, you will come to the conclusion, as well ... as. There are situations where it is better to be less informed, less to know to have not experienced the situation: crimes, Mafia etc.

There are situations probably much knowledge, many new insights can cause a great happiness when plus adjusts success in work.

General this term has achieved however wide recognition.

I can really do not know what to think.

Greetings

Michael Lersow

Dear Marianne,

Someone once said, ‘’where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise’’.  Philosophers, theologians, artists, and psychologists have long known that wisdom is no guarantor of happiness. One can nevertheless acknowledge that there may often be tension between wisdom and what we commonly call happiness. Some research suggests that the self-deceived, light-minded majority seem to be happier than the more perceptive and knowledgeable minority.  But I believe there is no reason to assume an opposition between wisdom and happiness.

I think the two should be balanced

Dear Colleagues

From live experience I can say YES. Less knowledge means more happiness. The empty brain more healthy and more happiness than a brain full with thoughts and problems.

Regards

Happiness is a state of mind, a choice, a way of living; it is not something to be achieved, it is something to be experienced ~Steve Maraboli

As far as knowledge is concerned, it depends on person to person and their behavior to tackle problems. Like a child is happy most of the time, while a high level saint is also happy (internal happiness).

In my view happiness depends the way people think, not about how informed they are or how intelligent they are. Like purpose of TV serials (Crime petrol kind of) is to make people aware that how they can be victimized, they certainly don't ask us to distrust everyone in the world.

So happiness is all about your thinking and your own wisdom.

Thanks.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination” – Immanuel Kant

Our happiness is a mental process related to mind & also with our inner feelings .With this although knowledge is power, does not necessary mean a person with less knowledge has more happiness . 

For the person is the less knowledge is complementary with what ever the achievement he has gain for which he has full satisfaction . With this i take liberty to submit herewith my presentation under the captioned'' Happiness'' for your information & your perusal which also for our valued readers .

It is difficult to connect knowledge and happiness as they are different faculties of our mental frame. A highly knowledgeable person need not be happy !!!. But an ordinary person who is not knowledgeable may always be happy !!!.

It depends.

If 'less knowledge' is accompanied with less responsibilities a person may be happier than a person with more responsibilities, irrespective of his level of knowledge and, vice versa.

Nevertheless, I have the sense that the hapiness of a person is a subject matter of personal attitude towards challenges of life.

 Rohit M Parikh,

I am agree with you, that is also my answer. Your article is nice, short and concise.

Have a good and friendly day

Michael Lersow

Yes. Because for every problem root is pride. And Ignorance is bless by the God.

Dear Marianne, Thank you for your interesting question.

I'll try to answer from my field of knowledge:

In modern medical terms... I believe not. Knowledge of the state of the body is the fundamental tool for Preventive Medicine. When you don't know that a disease is i its initial state, it could bring happiness for lack of knowledge, in short notice. But we know that initial state diseases can be easily cured, thus preventing the development of "incurable" states, that are not easy to manage, and will certainly bring worse ailment, that prevents "happiness" in longer terms.

You can think of the prevention of accidents, too. Knowledge of safety rules will grant longer happiness.... I expect you wouldn't let your children drive around without a license permit, that is granted to those that demonstrate knowledge of basic safety rules, for prevention.

I wouldn't know, of the results of lack of knowledge in social, political or economic terms, but I believe the general issue is the same. "Prevention brings the best cure"...

So I try to keep informed.

I do agree with Rohit. The state of mind always depends on the personal feeling of satisfaction and happiness. This feeling for some may be related to less knowledge but for some seeking knowledge is the cause of happiness. For some negative things in the world u can say that less knowledge will give happiness due to unawareness of facts.

Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most

Must mourn the deepest o'er the fatal truth:

''The tree of knowledge is not that of life.'' - Byron

Hmm quite intelligent question. I think, the less you know the less you get your self into trouble. So, based on this, i can simply say "Less knowledge, more happiness "

I strongly disagree ;)

Being informed makes you more times prepared for the danger and when a reaction is required, knowledge allows the selection of the best one!

In many patriarchal society, this dictum is workable. An intelligent woman is considered a threat to patriarchal norm...... she can abolish the conventions, can speak for her rights... so knowledge may be an obstacle in her happy life..

Our World is strange, here you will see many colors. Schizophrenic subjectivity, culturally constructed people and their truths, ethics are almost different.

Cheers,

In many patriarchal societies, this dictum is workable. An intelligent woman is considered a threat to patriarchal norm...... she can abolish the conventions, can speak for her rights... so knowledge may be an obstacle in her happy life..

Our World is strange, here you will see many colors. Schizophrenic subjectivity, culturally constructed people and their truths, ethics are almost different.

Cheers,

I believe in adequate knowledge

"Ignorance is bliss."

"Occhio non vede, cuore non duole."

Such dicta would suggest that knowledge can be a curse. There is truth on both sides, I think. Knowledge is what humans always strive for, and should, but it does not necessarily follow "because it will make you happy." There are any number of examples where being oblivious of something leads to far less stress. And furthermore, what you are oblivious to, that would create stress if you were aware of it, may never even occur.

Examples are too many to list, so I'll just name one. Would anyone really prefer to know their future? I mean all of it, not just the wonderful moments. Think about it. It would take a strange personality to answer yes to that question.

Less knowledge, more illusory happiness. More knowledge, more advertised responsability. The true happiness comes from true knowledge and true responsability.

The Russian sayings:  "The less you know - the better you sleep";

"What you don't know won't hurt you."; "The more you know - the more you forget"

In all of Ages of history the best sentence is "For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increase the knowledge increase the sorrow." (Ecclesiastes 1:18 ASV)

The maximum happiness is when a researcher completes her/his researches. Happiness is when somebody achieves the target.

No, I do not agree with the statement that  "Less knowledge, more happiness ". As a researcher, whenever I solve any difficult problem I feel happy. Further, I think that not a single researcher will become happy without getting desirable results of his/her work.

Dear Friends this statement is not true for me and perhaps to all knowledgeable persons too. We must have the knowledge to be happy atleast. Thanks

"There are many among us

who think life is but a joke"

Bob Dylan

If happiness is related to freedom then how about the saying that"The truth shall set you free ..."

Personally, I enjoy always having a long-term problem I am working on solving--there is a beauty in knowledge and learning that does not exist anywhere else.  That being said, I do not enjoy learning and memorizing things that have already been discovered as much as I enjoy using those things to figure out new things.  Knowledge is entirely useless and does not lead to happiness unless the person possessing it uses and develops it somehow.

Hello all, it can't be true for every situation. For me the situations where I enjoy or like having more knowledge gives pleasure. But, if it is the things which I don't like less knowledge keeps me always happy. Many a times you don't even want to know the details of these things . So it depends on which knowledge u want .

Dear Marianne,

Less knowledge, more ignorance. Are the ignorant persons happier? I do not believe in this because knowledge nears to the truth, and the truth makes free men. A free man is happier than an ignorant person.

Not really - of course it is right to say the opposite "More knowledge, less happiness," but also "More knowledge, more happiness" and "Less knowledge, less happiness." These are the individual philosophies of people - dependent on many factors.

Unfortunately, this also applies in emergency situations - then both lack and excess of information may be incorrect.

Happiness comes from understanding and not from the knowledge itself.