According to the encyclopedia Britannica, happiness is:
“a state of emotional well-being that a person experiences either in a narrow sense, when good things happen in a specific moment, or more broadly, as a positive evaluation of one’s life and accomplishments overall”.
This definition is relatively broad and alludes to the fact that happiness is a very subjective phenomenon, and is different for everyone. When dopamine and serotonin are released in the body, we often experience the feeling of happiness. However, what triggers the release of these neurotransmitters can be influenced by many things, including our genetics, our environment, our experiences, and our mindset.