Happy People, Happy Planet

This is David, and before we get to this week's recommendations, I need to tell you about something.Over the past few weeks, I've been working on a completely new version of Dataguessr. It now includes an endless feed of short-form data quizzes that serve as a meaningful distraction for when you’d otherwise open TikTok. Learn about the world and discover your blind spots, one swipe at a time. And if you want to go deeper on a topic, there’s still the original Dataguessr play mode with 75 topics. I'm really proud of this new version and I'd love for you to try it!Anything else that's good on the internet, I hear you ask? Yes, indeed.1. Happy Planet Index 2026I bet you won't find many global statistics where the top 3 are Costa Rica, Guatemala and Tajikistan. Well, they are in the Happy Planet Index 2026. It's an interesting attempt at measuring «sustainable wellbeing». It evaluates countries by how efficiently they deliver long, happy lives for their residents using our limited…