APPH 1040 Lecture 1: 1 Happiness

• School: Georgia Tech
• Department: Applied Physiology
• Course: APPH 1040
• Professor: Decker Adam

Document Summary

Happiness is internal it does(cid:374)"t depe(cid:374)d o(cid:374) outside people. Characteristics of happy people: love yourself. 2 main ways: mind positive talk, body, enough sleep 7 to 9 hours, feed it right, exercise it, do(cid:374)"t a(cid:271)use su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)es all substances (aka food, alcohol, drugs, ect. , love others. Behavioral definition of love: totally devoted to helping the other person be what they want to be the more you give the more you feel: believe you are in control of your life. Internal locus of control: correlation between effort and output. Differe(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:862)i (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)i (cid:272)hoose (cid:374)ot to(cid:863: be optimistic, focus on the world outside of you. Hard work good stress: live one day at a time. Does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ea(cid:374) do(cid:374)"t (cid:449)orry a(cid:271)out to(cid:373)orro(cid:449) li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g today does(cid:374)"t a(cid:271)sol(cid:448)e us from the responsibilities of tomorrow: laugh and smile a lot. Can reverse your mood makes you happy therefore more energy: avoid self-defeating behaviors.