Journalist Eric Weiner is unhappy so he decides to visit some of the world’s happiest places to see if where you live can really make or break your mood. In chapter two, Eric Weiner heads to Switzerland where happiness is being bored. A country that the World Database of Happiness research has deemed to be one of the happier countries. His first impression of the Swiss is that they are punctual and efficient and utterly boring. So why are they so happy? His American friend Susan introduces Weiner to some of her Swiss friends. They tell him that they are happy they avoid envy at all costs. They all strive for success and wealth, but they do not show it off because they don’t want to stand out.The Swiss also have a deep connection with nature and love their form of direct democracy, both of which have been shown to increase happiness. So, even though Weiner finds Switzerland just a little too perfect, he believes that the Swiss have been successful in finding the key to something more than contentment and something less than bliss, what he calls “conjoyment.”