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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
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Clay Christensen • How Will You Measure Your Life?
You need these three things.
Competency — do things you are good at and get better at things you stink at. Take up hobbies and persevere.
Relatedness — human connections are everything. You can’t live in a silo. Be part of a community. Leave bad relationships.
Autonomy — you are the boss of your life. Be deliberate in what you do, who you know, and
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So now that you know what a lovecat is, how do you become one? You follow my three steps: You increase your knowledge, you expand your network, and you share your compassion.
Gene Stone • Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends
William Damon, The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life (New York: Free Press, 2009).