Week 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
What does self-reported happiness levels are correlated with?
- Left prefrontal activity
- Serotonin and cortisol levels
- What family and friends say about their hapiness
- Reaction times to good and bad things
- Memory from good vs bad things
- Future behaviors
What are the 7 deadly happiness sins?
- Devaluing happiness
- Overly controlling
- Distrusting Others
- Chasing superiority
- Being Needy
- Distrusting life
- Ignoring the source within
What are the 7 habits of hapiness?
- Prioritize, but not “pursue” happiness
2. Pursuing flow
Definition of happiness
Happiness means being light-hearted and joyful. It means not taking yourself so seriously that it robs you of the fun of living.
What does ALOHA stand for?
Art of life of hapiness an fullfilment
What is the top life priority of most people?
Great relationships and being happy
Does IQ correlate with hapiness?
No
Does career success correlate with hapiness?
No
What is the fundamental hapiness paradox?
The tendency to sacrifice happiness for the sake of the other, less important goals.
What are the reasons that make us de-value hapiness?
- Harboring Negative beliefs about Happiness
- Failing to define happiness in concrete terms - Not clear definition of happiness (tendency to prioritize clear defined things)
3, “Medium Maximization” - tendency to chase the means (money) more than the goals (happiness)
What are the negative beliefs that make us de-value happiness?
- Think that we will become lazy
- Think we are more selfish
- It is fleeting
Benefits of happiness
- Become us more productive
- We are more altruist
- Live longer
- Are more likely to get married
- Do better in the workplace
- Are better citizens
What is the Projective technique?
Ask someone what he thinks someone else does in a specific scenario.
What is the habit to overcome de-valuing happiness?
Prioritize but do not pursue happiness
Importance of defining happiness
Remind yourself to make happiness enhancing decisions
Do not chase happiness
Know what happiness means to you
Types of happiness
- Sensory pleasure
- Hubristic pride (superior to other people)
- Authentic pride - progressing to mastering something
- Love/connection
- Abundance feeling (best potential to last for long time)
Other definitions of happiness
Abundance/Joy
Serenity
Interest
Amusement
What is the definition of happiness with more sustainable duration?
Abundance
Reasons we seek superiority
To get other’s approval
To boost self-steem
To progress towards mastery
To have autonomy
Reasons why pursuit of superiority lowers happiness
Social comparasions
Materialism
Being dislike by others
What is the correlation with need for superiority and performance?
A large reward decreases performance for cognitive skills.
Characteristics of flow
Distorted perception of time
lack of self-connsciouness
intense focus on the present moment
Reasons why the need to love and give makes us happy
- We are hardwired for kindness.
- Makes us feel more competent, capable and effective.
- Reciprocity when you are kind, others are likely to be kind in return.
Ways to be kind and generous
- Being grateful
2. Doing good to others
