sxsw panel rutledge segment: does the internet make you happy?
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Does the Internet Make You Happy?
Dr. Pamela RutledgeMedia Psychology Research Center
A Think Lab
Panel PresentationSxSW 2011
March 13, 2011
NO
It’s not about the
tools
Happiness comes from within
Neocortex
Emotional
Lizard
Happiness actually starts here
H = S + C + V
The Psychology of Happiness
• Voice • Social Affiliation
• Agency• Engagement• Self-efficacy
• Seeing children smile• Laughing• Helping others• Connecting with others• Love• Freedom • Choice• Play• Gratitude• Competence• Good health• Sex
What makes people happy?
The Internet doesn’t make you happy.
The Internet facilitates the human goals that make
you happy.
Thank You
Dr. Pamela RutledgeSxSW Panel
March 13, 2011Media Psychology Research Center
A Think [email protected]