Happiness Revolution Webinar 1

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Happiness Revolution Group’s Intention: To build positive peak performing and

resilient individuals and communities

To build a HAPPIER World One Person at a TIME (HAPPINESS)

Then a SNOWBALL effect as each of us shares Positive Psychology with those around us (REVOLUTION)

What is positive psychology?Positive psychology is the scientific study of what people do right and how they go about doing it.

Happiness ≠ Denial of Unhappiness

Disease Model Health Model

Focus on weaknesses Focus on strengths

Overcoming deficiencies Building competencies

Avoiding pain Seeking pleasure

Running from unhappiness Pursuing happiness

Neutral state as ceiling No ceiling

Tensionless as ideal Creative tension as ideal

Neutral

neurosis, anger, anxiety, wellbeing, satisfaction, joydepression, psychosis excitement, happiness

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A brief history of positive psychology

1999– official “start” with Martin Seligman as APA president

3 Types of HappinessPleasant Life

Good Life

Meaningful Life

Positive emotionsHedonic wellbeing (pleasure)

Goal: increase happinessSensual pleasures Broader pleasuresConditioning

Eudaimonic wellbeing (self-realization and optimal functioning)Goal: fulfilling your potential

(finding your true self, cultivating personal growth

YOUR HAPPINESS DEPENDS

ON THESE THINGS

50%Genes

40% Intentional Activities

10% Circumstances

• Change your behavior

• Change your thinking patterns

SOME RESEARCH-BASED HAPPINESS INTERVENTIONS

Best Possible Self exerciseThree Good Things exerciseCultivate strength(s)Avoid social comparisonHeed hedonic adaptation effectsInvest in relationshipsReplaying happy life events (Focusing

on the positive)Savoring daily experiences

(mindfulness)

Best Possible Selves Exercise “Think about your life in the future. Imagine

that everything has gone as well as it possibly could. You have worked hard and succeeded at accomplishing all of your life goals. Think of this as the realization of all of your life dreams. Now, write about what you imagined.”

Do this for 20 minutes per day for three days in a row.

(Sonja Lyubomirsky adapted by Caroline Miller)

Three Good Things Exercise http://www.actionforhappiness.org/take-

action/find-three-good-things-each-day

Write down 3 good things and their causes for 1 week

Cultivate Strengthshttp://

www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx

VIA Strengths Inventory – Free Use your strengths often

SOME RESEARCH-BASED HAPPINESS INTERVENTIONS

Best Possible Self exerciseThree Good Things exerciseCultivate strength(s)Avoid social comparisonHeed hedonic adaptation effectsInvest in relationshipsReplaying happy life events (Focusing

on the positive)Savoring daily experiences

(mindfulness)

Intention: To build positive peak performing and

resilient individuals and communities

To build a HAPPIER World One Person at a TIME (HAPPINESS)

Then a SNOWBALL effect as each of us shares Positive Psychology with those around us (REVOLUTION)