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3. Happiness benefits follow students after they leave school. As employees,
they work more hours and take more work home. Happy people are
markedly more satisfied with their jobs which actually causes more
productivity and less absenteeism. They tend to get better evaluations
from their supervisors and higher pay.
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6. We tend to overestimate the positive impact having more money, more
material objects, and good things happening to us will have on increasing
our happiness. We also tend to overestimate the negative impact of
having bad things happen to us.
7. EXPECTATIONS AFFECT HAPPINESS We think that once we achieve certain
goals or get married or buy a house, then we will be happy, but we just
keep raising our own bar. In addition, our preferences change over time.
8. Money = satisfaction, not happiness. Teenagers from working class
families describe themselves as happier than teens from affluent families.
Materialism seems to be counterproductive: at all levels of income, people
who value money more than other goals are less satisfied with their
income and with their lives as a whole.
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10.Here are the widely accepted five fundamentals of well-being. Together,
they serve as kind of a cornerstone for happiness. Now lets take a high-
level look at these key factors considered to be the Big Five.
11.Having strong social bonds is the MOST meaningful contributor to
happiness. In general, this means having five or more people to share
concerns with. Introverts as well as extroverts are happier in shared
activities, with the exception of praying or meditating. It is not the
quantity or relationships, but the quality. Very little that is positive is
solitary.
12.Countless studies show relationships are closely tied to happiness for most
people. And, although many people believe that having a baby will make a
marriage stronger, studies show that for most people, having a baby
substantially decreases marital satisfaction. what this really means is that
you cant change anyone but yourself. That is important to consider in all
of your relationships.
13.Lets look at the Pleasant Life. Think about all of these positive emotions
and how they can factor into your happiness. And think about how many
of them involve interacting with others. If you want to be happy, dont
think of your own happinessthink if the happiness of others
14.According to Cicero, Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the
parent of all others. and be sure that you have NO sense of entitlement.
If you follow this advice and focus more on gratitude, you will find that it is
easier to live within your means and be generous. You will also find that it
is not easy to be narcissistic.
15.When it comes to maintaining an optimistic outlook, use the arrival
fallacyif you dont feel optimistic. That is, fake it till you make it.
Because if you dont believe youre happy, youre not. Negative talk
 increases stress hormones Think of this great quote from Winston
Churchill:A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist
sees the opportunity in every difficulty. An optimistic outlook can actually
improve the immune system, reduce the likelihood of addiction, and allow
you to live longer. And rememberoptimism can be learned!
16.Negativity is more even more contagious than happiness. If you have a
negativity bias, challenge your illogical beliefs. Work with a therapist.
17.Think about what it means to be completely immersed in HOBBIES,
SPORTS, CREATIVITY, or some other activity you love. Among other
benefits, it increases self esteem. What do you do that causes you to lose
track of time?
18.Generally, studies show that spiritual people are more mentally and
physically healthy, deal better with stress, have better marriages, and live
longer. They tend to be more interested in social problems, are less
preoccupied with their personal problems, and contribute more to charity.
Mindfulnessmeans living fully in the present..Meditationcalms the
body, reduces stress and anxiety, and supports positive thinking.
19.To begin to achieve accomplishment, you really just need to focus on using
your positive strengths, rather than focusing on your weaknesses.
Seligman states that the good life is using your signature strengths every
day to produce authentic happiness and abundant gratification. Via
character.org is a helpful, FREE way to help you discover your strengths.
20.Happiness requires ethics and moral character!
Howard Thurman wrote, Dont ask yourself what the world
needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that,
because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
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22.What did you do at 10 years old that made you happy? Or on a Saturday
afternoon? If you cant recall, you might want to consider that happiness
comes as a consequence of pursuing other goals.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness, but as
the by-product of other activities!
23.As a student, you get some real positive benefits from school. Consider
how many of these benefits are central to happiness itself. Appreciate the
opportunity you have for happiness in your day-to-day life as a college
student.
24.Think about everything youve just learned about happiness and well-
being. We are not referring to cheerful and merry, but positive emotions,
engagement, and meaning.