in Happiness “Success does not mean happiness. Check out any celebrity magazine to look for examples to disabuse you of thinking that being beautiful, successful or rich will make you happy.”
in Happiness “Just as our view of work affects our real experience of it, so too does our view of leisure. If our mindset conceives of free time, hobby time, or family time as non-productive, then we will, in fact, make it a waste of time.”
in Happiness “Not only do happy people endure pain better and take more health and safety precautions when threatened, but positive emotions undo negative emotions.”
in Happiness “The good life is using your signature strengths every day to produce authentic happiness and abundant gratification.”
in Happiness “Focusing on the good isn’t just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. It’s about opening our minds to the ideas and opportunities that will help us be more productive, effective, and successful at work and in life.”
in Happiness “Study after study shows that happiness precedes important outcomes and indicators of thriving.”
in Happiness “Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.”
in Happiness “There is one aspect of happiness that’s been well studied, and it’s the notion of flow. Ask yourselves, when for you does time stop? When are you truly at home, wanting to be no place else?”
in Happiness “You go into flow when your highest strengths are deployed to meet the highest challenges that come your way.”