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    Being Happy: Part 2
    Being Happy: Part 2
    Being Happy: Part 2
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    Being Happy: Part 2

    By David Tuffley

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    In Being Happy Part 1 we explored the dynamics of happiness through self-actualisation, the achievement of your fullest potential. In Part 2, we discuss the work of Martin Seligman, a foremost proponent of the positive psychology movement and a leading source of advice on being happy.

    As the name suggests, positive psychology focuses on what is good, what is working in a person’s life. Its aim is to find ways build on people’s strengths, help them to find happiness and to achieve their full potential. This is in contrast to traditional psychology that focussed on what is wrong with a person.

    After a broad ranging review of the various prescriptions for happiness, from such diverse sources as the Buddha to Tony Robbins, Seligman identifies three distinct ways to find happiness; the Pleasant Life, the Engaged Life and the Meaningful Life.

    In the fullest sense, the happiest of lives are those where all three are cultivated and practiced. Seligman found, somewhat to his surprise, that Pleasure alone contributes little to a lasting sense of happiness and fulfilment. He compares it to "the whipped cream and the cherry" that tops off a life spent in the simultaneous pursuit of meaning and engagement.

    Then we take a detailed look at other happiness inducing factors that Seligman has identified in the course of a long and distinguished career in positive psychology.

    CONTENTS

    INTRODUCTION
    THREE KINDS OF HAPPY LIFE
    QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS
    SELFLESS CARING
    HEALTHY MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY
    SPIRITUAL MEANING
    OPTIMISM – LEARNED OR INHERENT
    MINDFULNESS
    FLOW
    BUILDING ON YOUR STRENGTHS & VIRTUES
    STRATEGIC NON-ACTION – WU WEI
    NOT TAKING OFFENCE
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAltiora Publications
    Release dateOct 10, 2013
    ISBN9781301297764
    Being Happy: Part 2
    Author

    David Tuffley

    David Tuffley (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & Socio-Technical Studies at Griffith University in Australia.David writes on a broad range of interests; from Comparative Religion, Anthropology, Psychology, Ancient and Modern History, Linguistics, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Architectural History, Environments and Ecosystems.

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      Being Happy - David Tuffley

      Being Happy

      Part 2

      David Tuffley

      Altiora Publications

      © Copyright 2013 David Tuffley

      "Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence." Aristotle.

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      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the work of this author.

      Disclaimer

      This book has been written with all due care and attention, giving guidance on how to be successful at speed reading. If followed it has the potential to greatly increase your potential to be happy.

      This eBook forms part of the Being Happy series:

      Being Happy: Part 1 | Being Happy: Part 3

      Other books by this Author

      Contents

      Introduction

      Three Kinds of Happy Life

      Quality Relationships

      Selfless Caring

      Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

      Spiritual Meaning

      Optimism – Learned or Inherent

      Mindfulness

      Flow

      Building on Your Strengths & Virtues

      Strategic Non-Action – Wu Wei

      Not Taking Offence

      About the Author

      Introduction

      In Part 1, we explored the dynamics of happiness through self-actualisation, the achievement of your fullest potential. In Part 2, we shall take a look at the work of Martin Seligman, a foremost proponent

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