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Well being is generally a term used to describe healthy individuals. However there is always a confusion about what well being really is and why is it so important. 

This blog will help you with three questions:

1. What exactly well being is?
2. How to measure it?
3. How can it be improvised?

WHAT IS WELL BEING?

Well being is a combination of your emotions and lifestyle factors. Emotions include, your happiness and fulfillment associated with your own self. Lifestyle factors majorly includes having some control towards life, engaging yourself into healthy relationships and achieving your goals. It is not just this but also associated with your mental health. Positive mental health is related to well being. It helps to describe many phases of life like, social, psychological and physical health. It is linked to all the aspects of live. Well being time and again results in productive work, balanced lifestyle and increased learning.

Why is it so difficult to define well being ? It is because it encompasses a variety of life events. There are several measures made up for people to understand it effectively, let's have a look.

HOW EXACTLY IS WELL BEING MEASURED?

An adequate measure is definitely required to understand well being, there are various ways through which one can measure well being. There are two ways in which well being can be assessed. The first one is

  OBJECTIVE WELL BEING 

This method measures the standard of living of an individual, which includes education, income level, health and safety. The Italian statistics bureau has determined 6 different areas to measure well being

• Socioeconomic development
• safety
• Environment
• Health
• Job opportunities
• Politics

The second method through which well being is measured is through:

 SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING

This type includes the emotional aspect for an individual.This method is useful to predict mental health and determined intrinsically  by a person. There are 5 major areas associated with subjective well being

• Genetic factors
• Social environment
• basic needs
• Income
• Economics

HOW TO IMPROVE WELL BEING?

There are several ways where on can improve well being. The methods listed below are not comprehensive, one method may not be effective for every individual. It differs from person to person. 

1. Practice Gratitude
2. Spend some time with nature
3. Look out for positive relationships
4. Maintain work-life balance
5. Stay hopeful
6. Be grateful

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