Can We "Make" Ourselves Happy?
Is being happy dependent on getting what we want?
Can we actually be happy about situations when we don't get what we want?
Even though this blog covers things of interest to Readers, Writers, and Publishers, this post should have value for nearly anyone.
I've dealt with writers being unhappy in the previous post, Must Writers Suffer Melancholy, Anguish, and Depression?, and the video in that post could certainly help anyone get more inspired about facing life's challenges…
What does it really mean to be happy when we get what we don't want?
Even more to the point, what does "Being Happy" really mean?
Shawn Achor was Head Teaching Fellow for Positive Psychology, one of the most popular courses at Harvard; and, he's written the book, The Happiness Advantage. You'll see more of him soon…
Harvard psychologist, Dan Gilbert, has written the book, Stumbling On Happiness, and you'll soon see more of him, too :-)
While both Shawn and Dan have remarkable ideas about happiness, how it can be gained, and why it's crucial to a productive life, there's a book from the Great Depression called Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.
This book is still a best-seller and, though the title sounds like it's a manual on amassing money, it contains solid, comprehensive principles on maintaining one's Happiness. You can download Think And Grow Rich free at this link…
So, if you don't have time to read the books of these three gentlemen, you can, at least, receive some remarkable insights about Happiness by watching the videos below—first, Shawn Achor, then, Dan Gilbert:
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