Lesson: Summary of Week 1Videos: Week 1 Video 12
Week 1 Video # 12: Summary of Week 1Books/Articles: 1. Happiness
is one of our most important goals:a. Diener, E., & Oishi, S.
(2006). The desirability of happiness across cultures. Unpublished
manuscript, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (It was
findings reported in this paper that I cited in the video.
Specifically, the results were as follows. In a survey with over
10,000 respondents from 48 nations, that the average importance
rating of happiness was the highest of the 12 possible attributes,
with a mean of 8.03 on a 19 scale (compared with 7.54 for success,
7.39 for intelligence/knowledge, and 6.84 for material wealth).b.
Gilbert, D. (2009). Stumbling on happiness. Random House LLC.c.
Haidt, J. (2006). The happiness hypothesis: Finding modern truth in
ancient wisdom. Basic Books.d. Layard, R. (2005). Happiness:
lessons form a New Science. London: Allen Lane.e. Lyubomirsky, S.
(2008). The how of happiness: A scientific approach to getting the
life you want. Penguin.f. For economists perspective on happiness
and its importance at a societal level, see Stiglitz, J. E., Sen,
A., & Fitoussi, J. P. (2010). Report by the commission on the
measurement of economic performance and social progress. Paris:
Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social
Progress.
2. De-valuing happiness: a. Raghunathan, Rajagopal, Sunaina
Chugani, and Ashesh Mukherjee (2014), The Fundamental Happiness
Paradox, working paper, The University of Texas at Austin. This
paper is being revised for submission to a journal and the revised
version of the paper will be available upon request after September
1st 2015. Please email Prof. Raj at
[email protected] at that point3. Sacrificing
happiness for other goals: a. Raghunathan, Rajagopal, Sunaina
Chugani, and Ashesh Mukherjee (2014), The Fundamental Happiness
Paradox, working paper, The University of Texas at Austin. A copy
of this paper can be obtained by emailing me at:
[email protected]
4. Prioritizebut not pursuehappiness. a. Goldsmith, Kelly, David
Gal, Rajagopal Raghunathan, and Lauren Cheatham, The Pursuit of
Happiness: Can it Make You Happy?, working paper, Northwestern
University. A copy of the paper can be obtained by emailing me at:
[email protected]
5. Defining Happiness.
a. Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson. Prof. Fredrickson mentions
10 types positive feelings, including joy, serenity, etc. See
Fredrickson, B. (2009). Positivity. Three Rivers Press (CA).
b. Dambrun, M., Ricard, M., Desprs, G., Drelon, E., Gibelin, E.,
Gibelin, M., & Michaux, O. (2012). Measuring happiness: from
fluctuating happiness to authenticdurable happiness. Frontiers in
psychology, 3 (16), 1-11
