In her book, research psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky asserts that humans have control of 40 percent of their happiness, 50% of our happiness derives from a genetically determined set point and only 10% is determined by our life circumstances.So in other words happiness is in our hands and we can get control of it.
The author identifies 12 strategies to help people realize happiness and sustain it for the long term.
1. Expressing Gratitude
2. Cultivating Optimism
3. Avoiding Over thinking and Social Comparison
4. Practicing Acts of Kindness
5. Nurturing Social Relationships
6. Developing Strategies for Coping
7. Learning to Forgive
8. Increasing Flow Experiences
9. Savoring Life's Joys
10. Committing to Goals
11. Practicing Religion and Spirituality
12. Taking Care of our Body:
- Meditation
- Physical Activity
- Acting Like a Happy Person
A.K
I think this book is very usefull to give us a classification methods that effect human happiness. But the percentage, weight of these effect can be discussed. Especially %50 percent effect from our gene seems to me a lot.
YanıtlaSilIf we could control 40% of our happiness, it would be good enough. I think the book is somehow an optimistic one as it provides “ways” how to reach happiness which is the biggest goal of life, to be happy.
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