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  Can Money Buy Happiness?  – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1263 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1263 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Kampus Production Preamble This blog post is based on research done by Harvard Business School’s Jon M. Jachimowicz, Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Link at the end. Can Money Buy Happiness? Yes, But Not in the Way Most People Think For generations, society has repeated a familiar phrase: “Money can’t buy happiness.” It sounds wise. Moral. Comforting.  It suggests that fulfillment lies beyond material wealth and that happiness is accessible regardless of financial status. And to some extent, that is true. But modern behavioral science paints a more nuanced picture. The real answer is not a simple yes or no. It is this: “...

  Pakistan Ranking in Happiness Report 2026 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1243 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1243 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Huzaifa Irfan Credit: Waseem Saleem Credit: Zain Islam Preamble This blogpost is based on the Pakistan ranking in the Gallup® World Happiness Report 2026. Why Pakistanis Are Happier Than Expected – And What Still Holds Us Back When global rankings place Pakistan in the lower half of the World Happiness Report, the immediate reaction is often predictable: concern, criticism, or resignation. With an average life evaluation score hovering around 4.8 out of 10 and a ranking near the 100-mark globally, Pakistan does not appear to be a particularly happy country. Yet, beneath these numbers lies a paradox that deserves deeper reflection....

  Gallup® World Happiness Report 2026 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1242 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1242 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: August de Richelieu Credit: Jb Jorge Barreto Credit: Pranavsinh Suratia Preamble This blogpost is based on the Gallup® World Happiness Report 2026. Link at the end. The World Happiness Report 2026: What It Reveals About Happiness in a Divided, Digital World In an era defined by technological advancement, economic complexity, and geopolitical uncertainty, one fundamental question remains at the heart of human progress: Are we becoming happier? The latest findings from the World Happiness Report 2026, based on global data from the Gallup World Poll, offer a nuanced and, at times, troubling answer. While some regions continue to thrive in ...

77 Years of Independence – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #989 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #989 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: M. Khawar Nazir Credit: M. Khawar Nazir Congratulations, Compliments, and Felicitations to All Pakistanis on Independence Day Wherever We Are Surely, it is time to celebrate. Independence is among the greatest blessings people can have. The people of United India got their independence from the British on 14th August 1947. Indians celebrate independence on 15th August, just to keep themselves distinguished. If people of United India had come together, they could eliminate British rule much earlier, but as it happens, they saw their own destruction and did not take action. The fate favors the mighty and it did. A handful of British ruled millions of Indian people...

Money and Happiness – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #942 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #942 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Elina Fairytale Credit: EVG Kowalievska Credit: Marc Roy Credit: Olexandr P The idea that money can buy happiness is a complex one, with strong arguments on both sides. The debate is old and shall continue. Because people in acute need of money shall rightfully stick to their thinking that there can be no happiness without money. They do not care about scholarly and philosophical concepts of what real happiness is, or what money cannot do. For them, money will be solution to all issues. On the other side of the spectrum are people who take the opposite view. They would like to say that money may give instant gratification, for example, buying a much-desired article, ...

The World Happiness Report 2024 – Happiness and Age – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #932 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #932 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com . Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Ehtisham ul Haq Adit on Unsplash Credit: Michal Dam on Unsplash Credit: Nappy on Unsplash Credit: Seth Reese on Unsplash Credit: Ursula Gamez on Unsplash Word Happiness Report 2024 brings information from around the world about the happiness levels among people. The focus in this report is on the relationship between happiness and age, and the happiness of people at different stages of life.  In the West, the received wisdom was that the young are the happiest, and that happiness thereafter declines until middle age, followed by substantial recovery. But since 2006-10, happiness among the young has fallen sharply among the young ...

Emotional Intelligence – Benefits, Limitations and Myths – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #814 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #814 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: cottonbro studio Photo Credit: Julia Larson Photo Credit: Yan Krukau Emotional intelligence (EI) has gained significant attention in recent years as a key factor in personal and professional success. It refers to the ability to understand, manage, and harness emotions effectively. Individuals with high emotional intelligence are equipped with a set of skills that enable them to navigate relationships, make sound decisions, and maintain overall well-being. However, while emotional intelligence offers numerous benefits, it also has it...

Happiness, Love and Kindness – Blog Post #507 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #507. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Hug Me by Simono Ciraolo Thich Nhat Hanh Occasionally, we must remind ourselves that life is not just healthcare, Pharma, drugs and doctors; it is much more and beyond all this. Today’s Blog** is based on the teachings of the legendary Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh. Mr. Hanh was born in 1926 and has authored many books, one of which is titled ‘How to Love’. His books have been translated into many languages. His insights are immensely wise, and his teachings cover various aspects of human nature and life. Hanh teaches that “understanding is love’s other ...

Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #293. Pharma Veterans shares the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site.  If you wish to share your stories, ideas and thoughts, please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Continued from Previous…… Care – Care is misunderstood, misinterpreted and misused word in emotional relations. The opposite of ‘Care’ is considered ‘I Don’t Care’. This is not entirely correct. To understand this, we first need to define what care actually means. Care is not an act, or a series of random acts; it is a way of life. Care arises from the strength of relationship and then encompasses whole life. Care is the vital sign of a relationship. The absence of care means the relationship is dead. The expression ‘you don’t care about me anymore’ is not a c...