PSY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Proverb, Bad Life

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 110
• Professor: Winters Ray

Document Summary

Three factors that influence an individual"s happiness and sense of well-being. Happy people experience flow: time flies and you are oblivious to your surroundings. 1 in 5 people experience flow at least 7 times a day: flow doesn"t come from being passive, that"s just relaxing. Flow comes from challenging the mind: flow is about doing without thinking about what you are doing. Everyday experiences related to reward-seeking are positive: the joy is in the journey not in reaching the destination. this points to the importance of process (as opposed to achieving goals) to happiness. For example, a person may reach his goal of making a lot of money but if he doesn"t like his job (the process) he will not be happy. Happiest 10% of people shared characteristic of strong ties to family and commitment to spending time with them. Children and grandchildren highest response when asked what one thing in life has brought you happiness.