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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.