Happiness

  1. Misconceptions about Happiness
  1. Why our expectations
    are so Bad?
  1. How can we overcome
    our biases? (Strategies)
  1. Stuff that really
    makes us happy
  1. Putting strategies into practice

Things we think
will make us happy (but don't)

Misc

Illusions

Visual (Different orientations of desks)

Miswanting

Good Job
Money
Awesome stuff
True Love
Perfect Body
Good Grades

G. I. Joe Fallacy

  1. Thwart Hedonic Adaptation

Savoring

Annoying features
of the Mind

  1. Our minds' strongest intuitions
    are often totally wrong.
  1. We judge ourselves relative to
    reference points which are often
    irrelevant and make us feel worse than we should.
  1. Minds are programmed to adapt and
    ultimately get used to things
  1. We don't realize that our minds are built to get used to stuff. (We don’t realize how good we are at
    adapting and coping and
    mis-predict how certain outcomes will make us feel.)

Life Happiness = Genetics 50% + Circumstances (/Life happens) 10% + Actions/Thoughts (/Mindfulness) 40%

The Ponzo illusion

Knowing is half the battle.

cognitive biases

Kindness and Social Connection

The act of being mistaken about
what and how much
you will like something in the future.

Our minds don't think
in terms of absolutes.

Ebbinghaus illusion

Silver vs Bronze medal winner

Social Comparison

Material Culture

Hedonic adaptation

The Process of becoming accustomed to a positive or negative stimulus such that the emotional effects of that stimulus are attentuated over time.

Impact Bias

The tendency to overestimate
the emotional impact of a future event
both in terms of intensity and its duration.

  1. Focalism
  1. Immune neglect

Investing in experiences than stuffs

  1. Reset Reference Points

Better wanting #1

Things you should want
but don't want

  1. Good Job
  1. Signature Strengths
  1. Increasing Flow
  1. Good grades

Good mindset

  1. Growth mindset (vs Fixed mindset)
  1. Intrinsic motivation (vs Extrinsic)

Don't focus on grades. They are outcome. Focus on grades can enhance i) fixed mindset and ii) extrinsic motivation.

Better Wanting #2

Wanting better stuff
that we don't want yet

  1. Kindness

Money donation

Time affluence

Personal connection

Social Connection

Healthy Practices

1.Exercises

Physical fitness

Cognitive mind

  1. Sleep