"The Happyness Formula" book..

Every time I see a self-improvement book in the shelves...I fantasize about myself writing a book someday...

And...how about if we could come up with a formal and conclusive *Happiness Formula"..

Basically the idea would be to derive down a simple and precise formula which could *troubleshoot life* and (probably)...improve your happiness.
(now..this could go on back cover..and by using troubleshoot-your-life phrases..I would have already incepted in the readers mind: your life is pathetic and you need to read this book...etc etc..)

On page one I would like to put this top formula:

(F-1)
Happiness = Health + Money (wealth) + Social life (community) + Meaning (for some of you this would mean spirituality..but this is what not I mean).

Rest of the book would contain some nested formulas(with random permutations and combinations of above components).. that would further explain each component of happiness...
For instance...

(F-2)
Health = Sleep + Diet + Exercise

..down another level..

(F-3)
Sleep = Schedule + Technique

..until it starts getting practical...

(F-4)
Sleep Technique = Consistent bedtime and waking time + no reading or TV in bed + no booze or caffeine…

...and so on.

Going further, just to make *The Happiness Formula* extra useful...the highest priority would appear first (leftmost) in the formula.

For example, in the top Happiness Formula (F-1), health is a higher priority than money, which is a higher priority than social life...etc...

I realize you might not agree with my ranking of priorities..and point out all the exceptions...
For example..you might argue..if you have no money..you might not afford to be healthy. But the formula only shows priorities, not absolutes.

Obviously you always need money flowing in...but take it this way...the priority shows that you shouldn’t take a job with high pay that will significantly affect your health. It makes more sense to get healthy and then leverage your health to get the best job.
And, Healthy looking people land better jobs and are more highly paid. Their brains work better too...and they have more energy...

I have ranked money higher than social life (and meaning)..because once you have money..those other things are easier to get. For instance...you cannot have much of a social life...if you can’t afford to do anything. And..obviously..you can’t make money if your health is a mess...

I would further..go on with some rambling about more of further derived confused fundas ...like explaining how could something like “money” can be broken down into a formula so easily that virtually anyone can just follow it to get more...
(I believe: small, simple and precise is always appreciated)

I think it can be done...

(F-5)
Money = Income + Investments

We could further go ahead with a small and precise Investment plan..endorsed by some economists/financial planners..

(F-6)
Investments = Do these steps in the order shown:
1. Make a will
2. Pay off your credit cards and all other short term loans.
3. Get life insurance if you have dependents.
4. Buy a house if you want to live in a house.
5. Put six months worth of expenses in a money-market.
6. Take whatever money is left over and invest 70% in a stock index fund and 30% in a bond fund and never touch it until retirement.
7. If any of the above confuses you..or you have something special going on (nearing retirement, further studies, tax issues), hire a fee-based financial planner, not the usual insurance-cum-investment agents(they'll mess up your finances).

What stops me from converting this *The Happiness Formula* into a book is...it would hardly be about (say) 20 pages long. Its power is in its brevity, and brevity is not rewarded in our economy.(you know what I mean).
If the best book in the world was only 20 pages long, no one would buy it. They would stand on the shelves and read it cover to cover... :(

Maybe a wiki project would do just fine...
Related: Aim of Life