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Join this workspace To join this workspace, create an account. Already have an account? Log in! Recent Activity Show 0 new item s Loading…. Here are the key takeaways to be or what to do to be happy: Be fit and healthy. Set realistic goals. Have positive self-esteem. Have a feeling of being in control. Be optimistic and outgoing. Have good friendships. Have a good marriage. Have challenging work and active leisure. Enjoy faith with communal support, purpose, acceptance and outward focus.
Have hope. All of this is good stuff. Having money doesn't make you happy. What I didn't like was the anti-American individualism theory and the various political jibes about Ronald and Nancy Reagan and other right of center politicians.
Authors need to keep their personal politics out of these type of books as it erodes objective research and theories. Lastly, this book was written about 25 years ago and is somewhat outdated. The positive psychology movement was not exactly underway when this book and its research was published. Marty Seligman founded it in So, I would suggest reading more current books on happiness and meaning, which there is a plethora of.
This book asks and answers the important questions about the nature and value of happiness. Is happiness rare? Can money buy happiness? Does age affect happiness? This is my favorite quote I found in the book.
The essence of happiness is pausing to savor the gift of our present moments. In a world of multi-tasking happiness may be eluding us more and more. We need to take time over our coffee, tea or soda. We need to focus on eating when eating and realize we are nouri This book asks and answers the important questions about the nature and value of happiness.
We need to focus on eating when eating and realize we are nourishing our bodies. We need to see the beauty in a fresh fallen snow and let the worries about traffic keep for when you have to deal with the traffic. We need to treasure the times that our pets cuddle with us, when a friend takes time to say hello, when a neighbor needs help, when our child takes time to need us. Jan 26, Laurie rated it really liked it. I'm looking for someone to invite to our campus to talk about how to increase our emotional wellness, or "happiness," in times of mental crisis.
A colleague put me on to Myers' work, which has been a well-written introduction to positive psychology. Thought-provoking, with a few good take aways. Jun 08, Marybeth Peeples rated it it was amazing.
If David G. Myers could top this novel I would be first in line to read it. Jul 10, Marvel rated it it was amazing. I would recommend this for any selfhelp, nonfiction fans. The author summarizes the state of the positive psychology movement. At the time of reading this, the book was getting out of date. However, the content still seemed to adequately introduce the positive psychology movement. Although the author talks about a couple theories of psychology, anyone should be able to re The author summarizes the state of the positive psychology movement.
Although the author talks about a couple theories of psychology, anyone should be able to read this book. One thing that I look for in books, especially related to psychology, is how they handle religious belief. Generally, psychologists seem more skeptical of issues of faith. In fact, the author has one chapter that is devoted to promoting faith as a means to support happiness.
He says that as long as it involves a God that loves, there are positive effects. However, this brings up whether the author has pushed his evangelical Christian faith too much into his book.
I read a hardcopy, and the print was very small. It took my eyes some time to get used to it. Aug 04, Jana Light rated it it was amazing. Rather than posit a new theory on happiness, this book collects and summarizes various academic studies on happiness. I didn't necessarily learn anything surprising, but it was great to read all those studies in the collective. View 2 comments. Apr 26, Jaume Batlle-i-Perales rated it it was amazing.
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