Positive Psychology: 10 things you need to know to be happier:

Sunday, January 20, 2013

10 things you need to know to be happier:

1) The three keys to happiness are pleasure (stuff that feels good in the moment), meaning (belief/religion/philosophy), engagement (friends.)

2) Exercise and religion both make us happy and it's because they provide small boosts to well-being on a regular basis.

3) Money isn't going to make you much happier. It might make you unhappier.

4) Be a selfish boss by making sure your employees are happy.

5) You're probably still shaking your head at that last statement. You know why? Because we're often wrong about what really makes us happy. (But we can get better.)

6) You are not happier "doing nothing." Stop watching so much TV. Set ambitious goals. Stay busy.

7) There's a trick for making yourself happier in just a few seconds.

8) Think faster and take vacations.

9) Across the board, gratitude is key.

10) If you can only do one thing to improve your happiness, spend more time with friends.

Source:
10 things you need to know to be happier: - Barking up the wrong tree

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2011/09/10-things-you-need-to-know-to-be-happier/

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."