The research and analysis firm Gallup ties the behavioral economics of prosperity to include your career, social life, financial success, physical health and community well-being—and all of those categories are tied to your job.

When I was in college and working on my undergraduate degree, I majored in engineering. I and my fellow students learned a great deal in those few years - we learned about stresses, like those in engineering: static and dynamic...as well as those resulting from the curriculum itself. We learned about Laplace transforms - look it up on Wikipedia for an interesting (or not) read. We learned about engineering economics - and, no, that is not an oxymoron!

In the next few days, Americans will exercise one of the sacred rights that makes the United States a great democracy—they’ll head to the polls to vote for president in the general election.  Two days after the close of the U.S. election, China’s highest ruling body, the Standing Committee of the Politburo will also be formed. The contrast between the two processes is as dramatic as any drama can depict in terms of the level of participation and transparency. 

NOTE: This post first appeared as a guest post on the Triple Pundit blog: