Summary

If wealthy societies would chose to prioritise on the increase of well-being by stimulating growth of opportunities to recreate, develop human potential and spiritual satisfaction, they succeed in different ways. Besides the improvement in wellbeing of their citizens, they would also enable less wealthy societies to reach a situation of continued surplus. Moreover, by decoupling wealth and well-being, humankind might develop a strategy which safeguards a liveable planet while optimizing the well-being of our species. Instead of adapting our environment, it is the power to innovate our own adaptability that will have to be enhanced.