A bundle of contributions of WordSupporters to personal and global happiness
Quotes & Statements from around the world about a meaningful & happy life and how to stay happy
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Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (in press). The promise of sustainable happiness. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Handbook of positive psychology (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University PressThe article suggests that, despite several barriers withholding people to increase their well-being, less happy people can successfully strive to be happier by learning a variety of effortful strategies and practicing these with determination and commitment. They use the sustainable happiness model (by Lyubomirsky, Sheldon and Schkade, 2005) as theoretical framework. According to the model, three factors contribute to an individual’s happiness level:The set pointLife circumstancesIntentional activities/effortful acts that are episodic and naturally variableThe journey to happiness has always and still is of great interest, there is empirical evidence that it even leads to positive life outcomes such as a higher income and stronger relationships. The question, however, is whether people can actually attain a level of sustainable happiness.To answer this question, we first we look at what happy and unhappy people are like:The first thing that comes to mind is the difference between their ‘objective’ circumstances that could cause a difference in their level of happiness. Some examples include: marital status, age, sex, culture, income etc. It is shown, however, that these factors do not explain the variation in people’s level of well-being.The article proposes that happiness and unhappiness is due to the subjective experience and construal of the world by people. They interpret their environment differently, leading the authors to explore an individual thoughts, behaviors and motivations. Happier people see the world in a more positive, and thus happiness-promoting, way. Research suggests that happy people are this way because of multiple adaptive strategies: Research that involved having...
How to foster greater happiness? This chapter discusses why some people are happier than others. In doing so, the focus is on the distinctive ways that happy and unhappy individuals construe themselves and others, how they respond to social comparisons, make decisions, and self-reflect. Research has shown that "objective circumstances" such as money, marital status, and sex, explain little variation in people's level of well-being. In fact, subjective experiences appear to be a more influential factor. To put it differently, happy people are inclined to perceive and interpret their environment differently from their less happy peers. In fact, a growing body of research indicates that happy people are able to maintain and enhance their level of happiness though the use of multiple adaptive strategies focused on themselves and others, social comparison, decision making, and self-reflection. Happy people tend to view the world more positively, both related to past life experiences and present life experiences. In contrast, unhappy people tend to evaluate their past life effects relatively unfavorable at both time points. In fact, research indicates that happy and unhappy people experience similar events but interpret them differently. With regard to social comparison, the fundamental idea is that happy people are less sensitive to feedback about other people's performances, even when that feedback is unfavorable. Research...
In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.
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