What is #Happiness?
💛#Money can only buy happiness up to about $75,000 – after that, it has no significant effect on our emotional well-being (Kahneman & Deaton, 2010).
💛Most of our happiness is not determined by our #genetics, but by our experiences and our day-to-day lives (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005).
💛Trying too hard to find happiness often has the opposite effect and can lead us to be overly #selfish (Mauss et al., 2012).
💛Pursuing happiness through #social means (e.g., spending more time with family and friends) is more likely to be effective than other methods (Rohrer, Richter, Brümmer, Wagner, & Schmukle, 2018).
💛The pursuit of happiness is one place where we should consider ditching the SMART goals; it may be more effective to pursue “vague” happiness #goals than more specific ones (Rodas, Ahluwalia, & Olson, 2018).
💛Happiness makes us better citizens – it is a good predictor of civic engagement in the #transition to adulthood (Fang, Galambos, Johnson, & Krahn, 2018).
💛Happiness leads to career #success, and it doesn’t have to be “natural” happiness – researchers found that “experimentally enhancing” positive emotions also contributed to improved outcomes at work (Walsh, Boehm, & Lyubomirsky, 2018).
💛There is a linear relationship between religious involvement and happiness. Higher worship service attendance is correlated with more commitment to faith, and commitment to faith is related to greater compassion. Those more #compassionate individuals are more likely to provide emotional support to others, and those who provide emotional support to others are more likely to be happy (Krause, Ironson, & Hill, 2018).
- Extract from the beautiful article "The Science of Happiness" written by Katherine Nelson-Coffey ❤️👍👌🙂
Be Happy & Keep Smiling 🙂
💛#Money can only buy happiness up to about $75,000 – after that, it has no significant effect on our emotional well-being (Kahneman & Deaton, 2010).
💛Most of our happiness is not determined by our #genetics, but by our experiences and our day-to-day lives (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005).
💛Trying too hard to find happiness often has the opposite effect and can lead us to be overly #selfish (Mauss et al., 2012).
💛Pursuing happiness through #social means (e.g., spending more time with family and friends) is more likely to be effective than other methods (Rohrer, Richter, Brümmer, Wagner, & Schmukle, 2018).
💛The pursuit of happiness is one place where we should consider ditching the SMART goals; it may be more effective to pursue “vague” happiness #goals than more specific ones (Rodas, Ahluwalia, & Olson, 2018).
💛Happiness makes us better citizens – it is a good predictor of civic engagement in the #transition to adulthood (Fang, Galambos, Johnson, & Krahn, 2018).
💛Happiness leads to career #success, and it doesn’t have to be “natural” happiness – researchers found that “experimentally enhancing” positive emotions also contributed to improved outcomes at work (Walsh, Boehm, & Lyubomirsky, 2018).
💛There is a linear relationship between religious involvement and happiness. Higher worship service attendance is correlated with more commitment to faith, and commitment to faith is related to greater compassion. Those more #compassionate individuals are more likely to provide emotional support to others, and those who provide emotional support to others are more likely to be happy (Krause, Ironson, & Hill, 2018).
- Extract from the beautiful article "The Science of Happiness" written by Katherine Nelson-Coffey ❤️👍👌🙂
Be Happy & Keep Smiling 🙂
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