Editorial: Happy, Happy, Happy
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+ Encouraged by the writings in this issue I’m sharing a view of happiness; as an everyday aspiration and accomplishment rather than an enormous concept with voracious goals that is out of reach. Whether that be a postdoctoral researcher’s contentment upon completion of a draft of their new article, or the sense of achievement a young doctoral student gifts themselves after reading a book chapter about research methodology without having to perpetually refer to a dictionary to find the meaning of each new word (which sadistically appears to be in every other sentence) or, the deep pride a supervisor feels upon their student’s successful defence of the viva voce, or a professor’s sense of triumph as they enjoy a full cup of hot tea in peace. Or, indeed, the interstitial space in one’s day when, for example, you unexpectedly bump into a colleague Th e D es ig n Jo ur na l D O I: 10 .1 08 0/ 14 60 69 25 .2 01 9. 16 27 07 4