Well-being is what is intrinsically good for a person, indicating how well their life is going. In the broadest sense, it is the balance of all positive and negative aspects. More narrowly, it refers only to positive degrees and contrasts with ill-being, which denotes negative ones. Researchers discuss types by how they are measured and to whom they belong, distinguishing subjective from objective well-being, and individual from community well-being. Hedonism and desire theory disagree about whether the balance of pleasure over pain or desire satisfaction is the source of well-being. Objective list theories hold that diverse elements are responsible. Often-discussed contributing factors are emotions, life satisfaction, achievement, finding meaning, interpersonal relationships, and health. As a central goal of many individual and societal endeavors, well-being is relevant to many fields, including philosophy, psychology, economics, sociology, anthropology, religion, politics, and medicine. (Full article...).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1835:

The New York Sun perpetrated the Great Moon Hoax, publishing articles about the supposed discovery of life on the Moon (lithograph pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax

1914:

World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying hundreds of medieval manuscripts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Louvain

2001:

American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport in The Bahamas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Marsh_Harbour_Cessna_402_crash

2011:

Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people were killed in an arson attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Monterrey_casino_attack

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

demake: 1. (video games) A remake of a modern video game for an older platform. 2. (transitive, video games) To remake (a modern video game) for an older platform. 3. About Word of the Day 4. Nominate a word 5. Leave feedback https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/demake

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

I write with a pen and if you have any problem why do not you pick up a pen to protest. … The surprising thing in this part of the world is that they have picked up arms against me because I have expressed my views. --Taslima Nasrin https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Taslima_Nasrin