By: Nicholas Radliff

THESIS

HAPPINESS IS A UNIVERSAL CONCEPT THAT IS SOUGHT AFTER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL SOURCES THAT CAN LEAD ONE TO OBTAIN HAPPINESS IN THEIR LIFETIME.

Personal Relevance

• I feel like I have a skewed view on what happiness really is.

• Its apart of everyday life and everyone wants to be happy.

• I wanted to do something that everyone can relate to.

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy.

Two types of happiness

How Social Relations and Structures Can Produce Happiness and Unhappiness: An International Compared... more

Max Haller and Markus HadlerSocial Indicators Research, Vol. 75, No. 2 (Jan., 2006), pp.169-216Published by: Springer

A specific experience

• How Social Relations and Structures Can Produce Happiness and Unhappiness: An International Compared... more

• Max Haller and Markus Hadler• Social Indicators Research, Vol. 75, No. 2 (Jan., 2006), pp.

169-216• Published by: Springer

LIFE AS A WHOLE

• How Social Relations and Structures Can Produce Happiness and Unhappiness: An International Compared... more

• Max Haller and Markus Hadler• Social Indicators Research, Vol. 75, No. 2 (Jan., 2006), pp. 169-216• Published by: Springer

THE PURSUIT

Different ways people pursue happiness.

-Achievement -Aristotelian concept -Relationships

Aristotelian concept• A different outlook on obtaining happiness.

Aristotle. "On Happiness." Trans. Martin Ostwald. The Great Books Reading & Discussion Program First Series. Vol. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The Great books Foundation, 1985. 13-35. Print. 1.

Children cannot be happy

• Aristotle. "On Happiness." Trans. Martin Ostwald. The Great Books Reading & Discussion Program First Series. Vol. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The Great books Foundation, 1985. 13-35. Print. 1.

Only people who are at the end of their life can be truly happy.

• Aristotle. "On Happiness." Trans. Martin Ostwald. The Great Books Reading & Discussion Program First Series. Vol. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The Great books Foundation, 1985. 13-35. Print. 1.

An example

• Adler, Mortimer, Ph. D. "Aristotle's Ethics: The Theory of Happiness - I ." Rev. of Aristotle's Ethics: The Theory of Happiness, by Aristotle. Radical academy. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2010. <http://www.radicalacademy.com/ adleraristotleethics1.htm>.

Relationships

Achievement• Human beings naturally react to success in a

positive way

The Role of Affect in Rational (Attributional) Approaches to Human Motivation Bernard WeinerEducational Researcher, Vol. 9, No. 7 (Jul. - Aug., 1980), pp. 4-11Published by: American Educational Research Association

Personal achievements

Opening my acceptance letter to college

National Achievement

South Africa's "Rainbow People", National Pride and Happiness Valerie Møller, Helga Dickow and Mari HarrisSocial Indicators Research, Vol. 47, No. 3 (Jul., 1999), pp. 245-280Published by: Springer

South Africans “walking tall”

South Africa's "Rainbow People", National Pride and Happiness Valerie Møller, Helga Dickow and Mari HarrisSocial Indicators Research, Vol. 47, No. 3 (Jul., 1999), pp. 245-280Published by: Springer

First African American president

Then Now

Happiness is not just feeling good, its also doing good.

It’s simple and easy

• Holding the door open for a stranger• helping someone carry groceries to the car• Give some one a compliment

Focus on the good in your life

• When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. –Helen Keller

How can you do this?

THE “HAPPINESS” FRAME OF MIND

Believe that true happiness is a possibility

Determine what happiness means to you

Think optimistically

DON’T GO ALONE

Get organized and make plans

LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE.

find a sense of spirituality

go with your strengths.

APPLICATION

Conclusion

• Happiness is a concept that all people want to achieve.

• There are many different ways a person can go about achieving it.

• Whether or not you try to find it through a relationship, achievement, growing old, being young, or just watching the sun set, everyone wants to be happy.