Positive Psychology: Panel: Martin Seligman, Ellen Langer, Ross Gittins

Monday, September 29, 2014

Panel: Martin Seligman, Ellen Langer, Ross Gittins - Happiness and its Causes

Published on Jun 30, 2012

For more information on Happiness & Its Causes, visit http://www.happinessanditscauses.com.au/.

Also check out our Think & Be Happy blog http://www.thinkandbehappy.com.au/ and

subscribe to our newsletter at http://tinyurl.com/lnkcr76.

What can you do to increase your satisfaction in life?

Using your time well

What are potential "threats" to your happiness?

Can you flourish while social and environmental problems abound?

What would constitute "national happiness"?

Category
- Education
License
- Standard YouTube License

Link: http://youtu.be/4d0E2EHE3ck

Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."

Monday, September 29, 2014

Panel: Martin Seligman, Ellen Langer, Ross Gittins - Happiness and its Causes

Category

License