Can we measure happiness?

Expressions are intangible. I dont think its possible to do that.

Hey Kido! Good question.
I am not sure if there is any psychiatric or any other way or tool available to do that so I'll tell you what I think about it.
If we were able to measure the happiness then the purpose of being happy will die because then you would always try for the higher scale and will ignore or be unhappy about the lower scales. Either you are happy or you are not. It depends on how you take things. I have seen people who enjoy tiny little things which I always ignore and wait for bigger things and hence loose those tiny little moments.
Yes the impact of matters which are of more concern to you make you more happy but there can't be a generic scale for happiness.

No. We cannot measure happiness. We can, however, measure happiness when it involves the same entities and the same circumstances. But that too, only sometimes.

For example, you could measure two "happinesses" in the case I am about to present. Let's say you score 8 marks out of 10 in a class test. You feel happy about it. And that satisfies you. But all of the sudden, your professor decides to give you an extra mark for your good behavior which makes your total score 9! And I think 9/10 sounds much better than 8/10.
Wouldn't that make you much happier? Of course it would! :D

But then there are cases where you simply can't measure or compare your joy. Lets say you go on a trip to France with a couple of your best buddies who you've met after a long, long time. You have a great time, you visit famous landmarks, you shop until you drop, have amazing food and just have an awesome trip. You feel great about it since you've enjoyed yourself crazy.
And then you decide to get married to the love of your life. Everything turns out perfectly the way you wanted it to be, and everyone's happy for you and wishing you well.
Can you compare these two events? I doubt it... they're both of a completely different nature.

Detailed explanations aside, I seriously think we should focus on the positive aspects in life & be happy with what little (or more) we have. Because happiness is a state of mind.
You can be sad with a billion dollars, or happy with a sookhi roti and daal. May Allah Bless us all with the best :)

Happiness is simply a state of mind. It can't be measured like, Can I say that I am twice happy as you are ? What does it really mean ? Can we add up happiness ? My happiness plus your happiness equal two happiness. Doesn't make sense to me. Thus, you can't measure it like this or on some scale.
However, it can only be compared. You compare it with your normal state or with previous circumstances. Sometimes you are happy (among friends), happier, sometimes extremely happy or you are so happy that you can't explain. This makes some moments of life, the happiest moments of life, and of course it depends upon time and circumstances.

no i dnt thnk we cn measure the happiness...cause onlt one who is going thuru the phase would better understand its charm and value so its all abt how you take and feel it ....

For me its big NO.. Its really unfair to measure happiness or even sadness because every other moment is different. We don't go through same thing again and again that we can compare which one was better. Every happy moment has significant importance in our life and it will be unfair to rate them :)

Happiness is an emotion and you cant really measure it normally, But it depends how you react to it, like I can go with just, saying ohh with smile or a big WOW.. like I said WOWWWW with high excitement when I saw the news of google having a Pk doodle on this 14th aug :P it depends on the level of your excitement. But dun ruin your moment of happiness by measuring it, lol enjoy it at its best :) It's genuine ..let it be like that.

Btw, check out this vdo on emotional technology < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujxriwApPP4&feature=player_embedded#! >

HAPPINESS CANT B MEASURED IN WORDS OR BY A UNIT BUT OUR ACTIONS CLEARLY TELL HOW HAPPY OR UNHAPPY R WE!