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Happiness Research

 

Is the glass half full or half empty? The question is whether this affects your life. There is much evidence that it does.

Martin Seligman approaches psychology from the point of what is right with healthy people.  The first book of his that I read was What You Can Change and What You Can't.  With that I saw a whole new way of looking at the world.  His focus is on what is positive.  In fact, the University of Pennsylvania even has a Positive Psychology Center.

You can learn to be happier.  You can be more engaged with life.  You can have more fun.  In other words, you too can learn to be alive!  Some of us do have to learn that.

GetHappy.net 

What are the basics of being happy?

Dr. Michael Fordyce has a great site, gethappy.net.  Try it.  He lists fourteen fundamentals of happiness.  Here is the list to give a flavor of his research:

 

  1. Be more active and keep busy.
  2. Spend more time socializing.
  3. Be productive at meaningful work.
  4. Get better organized and plan things out.
  5. Stop worrying.
  6. Lower your expectations and aspirations.
  7. Develop positive, optimistic thinking.
  8. Get present oriented.
  9. WOAHP, Work on a healthy personality
  10. Develop an outgoing social personality
  11. Be yourself
  12. Eliminate negative feelings and problems
  13. VALHAP - "the secret fundamental"
If you are unhappy or dissatisfied with your life, this is a good place to start.

 

Be happy. Live long and prosper!

Links to happiness! 

Well, at least, to sites that can help you find happiness.

Happiness Research
Michael Fordyce researches happiness. You can read his articles and books at this site. Even has videos on happiness. Check it out.
Authentic Happiness Website
Develop insights into yourself and the world around you through these scientifically tested questionnaires, surveys, and scales.

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Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment by Martin Seligman

Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment by Martin Seligman

Learning to live and engage. Wonderful read with guides to help you improve happiness. Get it and give it!0 points

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

When you are so engaged in something you enjoy you become lost, you are in flow.0 points

StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths by Tom Rath

StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths by Tom Rath

What are your strengths? Understand your strenghts and work on them, not on your weaknesses.0 points

Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation by Mike Robbins

Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation by Mike Robbins

Learn to appreciate others, appreciate yourself and be happier at the same time.0 points

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