The good life: Happiness

Professor: Paul Bloom

Speaker: Qing Zhu

Outlines 1.How happy are you from one to ten?

2.Definitions

3.A few surprising facts

4.Deal with facts

5. Conclusion

6. Question time

How happy are you?

-Difference on how old are you

-Difference on your country

-Difference between men and women

Definitions

-Happiness is a goal state that we've evolved to pursue.

-An example of happiness. (food)

A few surprising facts

1.Happiness doesn't change

-bad and good thing

2.We get used in any environment.

-story about a king

3. Possessions are not the key to happiness.

-endless novelty

-happiness is relative

Deal with facts

-Give the king some positive therapy

-Move his castle to quite place

-Give up on the concubines

-Find a queen

-Develop a social relationships

Conclusion

-Steven Pinker said "We are happier when we are healthy, well-fed, comfortable, safe, prosperous, knowledgeable, respected, and non-celibate, in love.”

Question time

Resources

http://academicearth.org/lectures/the-good-life-happiness

http://oyc.yale.edu/yale/psychology/introduction-to-psychology/content/transcripts/transcript20.html

Thank you!