18-vikas - happiness - spice with sugar

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HAPPINESSFinding the Spice in the Sugar


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.that is, what is the highest of all the

goods that action can achieve. As faras the name goes, we may almost say

that the great majority of mankind are

agreed about this; for both the

multitude and persons of refinement

speak of it as Happiness, and

conceive the good life or doing well

to be the same thing as being happy.

-Nicomachean Ethics (1.4)


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WORK

LOVE

HEALTH

Domain Effects

Psychological Bulletin. 2005; 131, 803-855.


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Components

Hedonia: Happiness is

all about minimising pain

and maximising

pleasure.

Eudaimonia: Happiness

is satisfaction with life as

a whole.


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Hedonic Hotspots and Hedonic Circuits


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Determinants

Set Point 50%

Fixed

Genetic

Circumstances 10%Relatively Fixed

Intentional

Activity

40%

Variable


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Neural correlates of compassion

PNAS. 2009;106:8021-8026

Compassion


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Matthieu Ricard


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Cascade of Cooperative Behaviour

PNAS. 2010;107:5334-5338


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Gratitude originates from the perception

of a positive personal outcome, not

necessarily deserved or earned, that is

due to the actions of another person.

Gratitude


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Gratitude

Once a week list 5 thingsyou are grateful for

Promotes savoring of

positive life experiences

and situations

Develops positive

memory bias

May counteract hedonicadaptation


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PSYCHOLOGICAL

PHYSICAL

MENTAL

Research Findings

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2003; 84: 377-389.

Alert, Energetic, Enthused,

Attentive

More exercise, Better sleep,

Fewer Symptoms

More helpful and connected,

Less lonely and isolated


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