Today, happiness is typically measured using self-report surveys. Self-reporting is prone to cognitive biases and other sources of errors, such as peak–end rule. Studies show that memories of felt emotions can be inaccurate.[36] Affective forecasting research shows that people are poor predictors of their future emotions, including how happy they will be.[37]. Happiness economists are not overly concerned with philosophical and methodological issues and continue to use questionaries to measure average happiness of populations.
How to find out, what is happiness? The scientific thing to do is analyze its properties and origin and try the best possible explanation we can deduct from the facts.
Happiness is a byproduct of something else for example research and spending time wíth God in peaceful prayer. You cannot chaze happiness, it is always in front of you and quicker. You may see a flower (God's smile) a baby's face, a rabbit running on the field or another beautiful animal and it makes you stop for a fleeing minute and it gives you a sense of joy. You may give away something another person needs and again this good feeling emerges.
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