The #philosophy of #happiness, explained in 10 minutes
“If we’re to be #happy at all, it has to be found outside of this notion of #pleasure. We have to step beyond #hedonia ...But the problem is that we risk going too far.”
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11 min
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with Jonny Thomson
https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/jonny-thomson/
“[There is an] age-old debate over two kinds of happiness that scholars refer to as hedonia and eudaimonia. Hedonia is about feeling good; eudaimonia is about living a purpose-filled life. In truth, we need both. Hedonia without eudaimonia devolves into empty pleasure; eudaimonia without hedonia can become dry…. I think we should seek work that...
By sprinkling 'Joy Snacks' throughout our day, we're hacking our happiness set point, creating more 'positivity resonance' (or shared moments of positive connection) and increasing our resilience to stress.
#joysnacking #positivepsychology #emotionalwellbeing #happiness #hedonia
Flourishing, a term coined by Corey Keyes, is the presence of mental wellbeing. It's the opposite of #languishing and a key part of complete or positive mental health. Flourishing consists of psychological, emotional and social wellbeing.
Are you flourishing?
#flourishing #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #coreykeyes #dualcontinuamodel #thriving #happiness #eudaimonia #hedonia #psychology #positivepsychology #emotionalwellbeing #socialwellbeing #psychologicalwellbeing #thegoodlife #martinseligman
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