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The Art of Happiness
Francis L. Battisti, PhD
Objectives of Today’s Program
Understand Ideas of happiness.
Review the Specifics of Happiness.
Reflect on “Subjective Well-being.
Develop a Personal Enrichment
Plan.
“The experience of joy,
contentment, or positive well-
being, combined with a sense that
one’s life is good meaningful and
worthwhile.”
Sonja Lyubomirsky
“Happiness is not something ready
made. It comes from your own
actions.”
Dali Lama
Why Practice Happiness?
• Happy people are more generous
• Happy people cope better with
stress and trauma
• Happy people are more creative and
are better able to see the big
picture
Why Practice happiness
• Happy people are less likely to get
sick, and the live longer
• Happy people are more likely to get
married and have fulfilling marriages,
and they have more friends
• Happy people make more money and
are more productive at work
How to Cultivate Happiness?
• Awe Narrative: Recall and
describe a time when you
experienced awe
• Best Possible Self: Imagine your
life going as well as it possibly
could, then write about this best
possible future
How to Cultivate Happiness
• Best Possible Self for
Relationships: Visualize what your
life would be like without the good
things you have
• Meaningful Photos: Photograph,
then write about, things that are
meaningful to you
Keys to Happiness
• Build relationships
• Give thanks
• Practice kindness
• Give up grudges
Keys to Happiness
• Get physical
• Get rest
• Pay attention
• Don’t focus on material wealth
Clues to Happiness
Yearning: What kinds of activities are
you naturally drawn to?
Rapid Learning: What kinds of
activities do you seem to pick up
quickly?
Flow: In what activities did the steps
just come to you automatically?
Clues to Happiness
Glimpses of Excellence: During
what activities have you had
moments of subconscious
excellence, “How did I do that?”
Satisfaction: What activities give
you a kick, either while doing them
or immediately after finishing them.
“Oh, when can I do that again?”
Personal Enrichment Plan
The things I love most about my life?
What are your quick wins?
What are your next Priorities?
What actions are you going to take?
