Harvard Happines

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World Religions

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Modernism

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childhood memories

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THE GOOD LIFE

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Harvard Happines

Basic Premises

Happiness as the Highest End

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Buddha

Broaden and Build (Frederickson 2002)

“Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” Aristotle

Human nature must be obeyed

Allow yourself to be human

the great deception: How are you doing - "great"

Unconditional acceptance exercise

We need to give ourselves EXPLICIT permission to enjoy positive and negative emotions

External vs. internal circumstances

How do we shift to the internal

Subtopic

Repriming mind through meditation & excersize

Dan Glibert lottery

Ed iener:(barring massive differences no change)

Maslov: Studying the best and applying to the rest

Learn from our own best experiences and apply it to our lives

Psychopathology of the average

Change is Possible

People underestimate the power of networks

Cambridge somerville study

Change is difficult

Self fullfilling prohecy

Error of the average

the average describes, the best prescribes - Maslov.

Bridges vs. Demarcation