My 10 Favorite Quotes in Positive Psychology — DAN TOMASULO
“I can sum up positive psychology in just three words – Other People Matter. Period. Anything that builds relationships between and among people is going to make you happy.”
Dr. Chris Peterson and Other People Matter
In 1998, Dr. Martin Seligman, incoming president of the American Psychological Association (APA), had challenged the field of psychology to broaden its focus to study and implement interventions that went beyond human problems and pathology to include the study of human strengths and well-being—basically, what’s going right.2 He thus initiated posi
... See moreTim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson suggests that with positive emotion (joy, gratitude, calm, hope, compassion etc.), “Our vision literally expands, allowing us to make creative connections, seeing our oneness with others, and facing our problems with clear eyes.”
Erez Safar • Light of the Infinite: The Genesis of Light
Happiness is therefore a form of action; it’s an activity, not something that is passively bestowed upon you, not something that you magically discover in a top-ten article on the
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
You will have a growing appreciation for life’s basic experiences: the pleasures of simple friendship, creating something, helping a person in need, reading a good book, laughing with someone you care about.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
When our brains constantly scan for and focus on the positive, we profit from three of the most important tools available to us: happiness, gratitude, and optimism. The role happiness plays should be obvious—the more you pick up on the positive around you, the better you’ll feel—and we’ve already seen the advantages to performance that brings. The ... See more