This is supported by the recent polls of values in EU27 countries that demonstrate that the most important notions associated with happiness are health (73%], love (44%}, work (37%}, peace (35%] and money (32%] (European Commission 2008]. Also some anecdotal evidence is available from a study of workers who have been given short-time contracts during the economic crisis: some workers would now prefer to keep their short-time hours and reduced pay rather than return to their normal working conditions - up to 30% of staff in some companies (Pignal and Schafer 2009]. These examples demonstrate that well-being and quality of life do not directly depend on the high resource consumption.