Learn happiness as a skill; acquire it

Happiness is often categorized as an emotion that comes and goes, sometimes out of one's control.

But to educators and researchers, being happy is a skill type. Young people can learn it, acquire it and benefit from it.

"Therefore, we came up with the notion of 'happiness education'," Tian Huisheng, president, National Institute of Education Sciences, said during his keynote speech at the International Conference on Happiness Education and Seminar on Positive Mental Health Education, held in Beijing over May 21-23.