UBC psychology professor Paul Hewitt is quoted in a Macleans article on the pursuit of happiness. Hewitt believes people are looking outward instead of inward to capture happiness as society becomes ever more secular and consumeristic.
“There’s a notion that you can expect to be happy,” said Hewitt. “There’s a sense of entitlement that goes along with that, too: I’m supposed to be happy. If the world were fair, I would be happy.”
