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March 17, 2017
Rest assured, the scientific evidence for the value of computing your positivity ratio, and striving to raise it beyond 3-to-1, has grown stronger in the years since I wrote Positivity
you appreciate seeing blue sky.
that seep into your entire body.
raising your blood pressure,
It consists of the whole range of positive emotions— from appreciation to love, from amusement to joy, from hope to gratitude, and then some.
positive meanings
Your mild and fleeting pleasant states
positivity goes beyond self-talk.
it too infuses your mindscape and outlook, heart rhythms and body chemistry, muscle tension and facial expressions, and your resources and relationships.
This new journal has been so important to me.
space to reflect on what’s working well in my life—
keep perspective on my la...
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be more loving to m...
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It turns out that positivity is
the secret to becoming resilient.
a tipping point.
experience of the subtle and fleeting pleasant feelings of positivity.
your moments of
heartfelt positivity don’t last long.
the secret is not to grasp positivity too firmly,
it’s to seed more of it into your life—
your frequency of positivity
people seem to take
off,
Their behavior becomes less predictable and...
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we’re growing in goodness,
time moves on.
How you’ll move with it is up to you.
Flourishing goes beyond happiness,
But that’s not the half of it.
they’re also doing good— adding value...
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Feeling bad is what needs monitoring.
This means that even after positivity fades, we can find traces of its impact.
your positivity has downstream consequences
It infuses your whole body, your entire being.
emotions?
poszitive emotions like negative ones give us information about ourneeds They informs us that a need is beinng fulfilled.
Positivity Broadens and Builds
they open our hearts and our minds, making us more receptive and more creative.
which narrow people’s ideas about possible actions,
They broaden people’s ideas about possible actions, opening our awareness to a wider range of thoughts and actions than is typical.
Positivity opens us.
you learn more
The sparkle of good feelings
Positivity broadens and builds.
the research team never asked about the good things in his life,
Each day was a blessing.
Each day would offer something to celebrate:
the broaden-and-build theory.
our entrenched need to achieve.
We keep our noses so much to the grindstone that we literally don’t see
