What Sonja Lyubomirsky thinks about happiness
Social psychologist and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside, who studies whether happiness can be lastingly increased; author of The How of Happiness (2008) and The Myths of Happiness (2013).
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Their wordsJust like dieters shouldn’t weigh themselves several times a day, happiness seekers shouldn’t evaluate their happiness too frequently.
↗Be Happy, But Don't Worry So Much About It, How of Happiness blog, Psychology Todaypsychologytoday.com 1st of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsAn unhealthy preoccupation with happiness by the few, however, doesn’t mean that its pursuit should be renounced by the many.
↗Be Happy, But Don't Worry So Much About It, How of Happiness blog, Psychology Todaypsychologytoday.com 2nd of 4 in this piece
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Our readingHappiness evidently does more than feel good: it comes before, goes with and causes success in life.
Their wordsHappiness evidently not only feels good, it precedes, relates to, and causes success in life.
↗Be Happy, But Don't Worry So Much About It, How of Happiness blog, Psychology Todaypsychologytoday.com 3rd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsFortunately, growing experimental research by my laboratory and others also reveals that becoming significantly happier is achievable.
↗Be Happy, But Don't Worry So Much About It, How of Happiness blog, Psychology Todaypsychologytoday.com 4th of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsWe experience greater happiness and life purpose when we are able to construe our lives as more than just a collection of isolated, fleeting moments and can transform those moments into critical pieces of a significant journey.
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