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=Main Wiki Page for Alfino's Happiness Course=
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==General Resources==
  
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2017 Reading Schedule]]
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2017 Class Notes]]
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:*Happiness Fall 2017 Class Audio  [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4vLxmCHbVl7aGgwNWRzSmdFUlk]
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2017 Argyle Update Project]]
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:*[[Gilbert, Stumbling onto Happiness -- All notes]]
  
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:*[[Basic Course Information for Happiness]]
<h1>New Paper and Project Ideas</h1>
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:*[[Happiness Course Bibliography]]
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:*[[Major Happiness Research Questions]]
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:*[[Philosophical Methods]]
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:*[[Assignment Rubric]]
<h2>Check the "resources" link at the course website for more Paper and Project Ideas.&#160;</h2>
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:*[[The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits]]
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:*Google Forms:
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::*[https://goo.gl/forms/0niZBty8711bPpq63 Roster Information]
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::*[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1trEfbpCpvZ4pJ-CwwaeiEEVTvh2kgls4awkQfhl2vWd4-w/viewform?usp=send_form Short Objective Quiz]
<h2>&#160;Marriage and Well-Being</h2>
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/w1lMW5qbsa Tell Me]
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/n3fi7dEDpP Anonymous Preference Voting]
<p>Interesting research on this topic.&#160; Explore questions about the supposed causal relationship between marriage and well-being.&#160; Consider possible reverse causation (Do happy people marry or does marriage make people happy?) and related issues (Does marriage matter or long term cohabitation? Do 3 7 year marriages yield the same happiness as one 21 year marriage?)</p>
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::*[https://goo.gl/forms/yknTe7lFgDrXAtxS2 New Small Group Discussion Report - 450]
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/KdUwv5FPL3 Short Critical Response]
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::*[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSducyUWuLbf3I60MJ1bEp57gB0GvyLk_yNjImwgbZ86S64ung/viewform?usp=send_form Report Your Practicum]
  <h3>Jack C. Smith, James A. Mercy, and Judith M. Conn, "Marital Status and the Risk of Suicide," <em>American Journal of Public Health 78 (1988): 78-80.</em></h3>
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:*Audio From Class
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::*To access audio from class, fill in the weblink following this example: alfino.org/audiofromclass/450SEP10.m4a 
  <h3>Carol D. Ryff and Corey Lee M. Keyes, "The Structure of Psychological Well-being Revisited," <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 69 (1995): 719-27.</em></h3>
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::*Fill in the month and date and ".m4a"
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==Resources for Practicum Exercises==
  <h3>Nadine F. Marks and James D. Lambert, "Marital Status Continuity and Change among Young and Midlife Adult: Longitudinal Effects on Psychological Well-being."&#160;&#160; <em>Journal of Family Issues 19 (1998): 652-86</em>.</h3>
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:* [[Meditation Exercises]]
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:* [[Savoring Exercises]]
  <h3>Allan V. Horwitz, Helene Rasking White, and Sandra Howel-White, "Becoming Married and Mental Health:&#160; A Longitudinal Study of a Cohort of Young Adults,"&#160; <em>Journal of Marriage and the Family </em>58 (1996): 895-907.</h3>
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:* [[Gratitude Exercises]]
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==All Posts==
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:*The Well-being Program and London School of Economics.  5 min video  [http://www.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpertise/researchImpact/caseStudies/layard-happiness-wellbeing-public-policy.aspx]
<h2>Read the History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, by Samuel Johnson, which has a thematic concern with happiness.</h2>
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:*International Happiness Day: [[http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/travel/worlds-happiest-countries-united-nations-2017/]]
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:*Psychologist Shawn Achor's TED talk on happy work. [https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?language=en]
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:*Mischel on Colbert [http://www.cc.com/video-clips/g36k7p/the-colbert-report-walter-mischel]
<p>Check the "Resources" page of the course website (through alfino.org) for a longer list of topics.</p>
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:*Pinsker, Joe. "Why So Many Smart People Aren't Happy," The Atlantic, [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/why-so-many-smart-people-arent-happy/479832/]
<h1>The Movie List</h1>
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:*Cederstrom, Carl, "The Dangers of Happiness" [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/the-dangers-of-happiness/]
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:*McGinty, Jo Craven, WSJ, August 21, 2015, [[http://www.wsj.com/articles/on-gauging-the-pursuit-of-happiness-1440149401 On Gauging the Pursuit of Happiness]]
<p><font face="Verdana">Here's our movie list, which is useful for movie reflection papers, or just for a slow Thursday or Saturday night. (You might invite some of your classmates over.&#160; Ask them to bring popcorn.) I'm not sure all of these will work for an individual paper, but I'll make notes about the ones I know about. Please look at the assignment description for advice on how to do a movie reflection paper. </font></p>
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:*Slomo [http://vimeo.com/59749737]
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:*The Happy Movie [http://www.thehappymovie.com/film/]
<p><font face="Verdana">The first nine are solid.&#160; Add your own suggestions and we'll talk: </font></p>
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:*Example of Economist Subscription Pricing from Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational, [http://danariely.com/the-books/excerpted-from-chapter-1-%E2%80%93-the-truth-about-relativity-2/]
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:*Oliver Sachs, "The Joy of Old Age" [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/opinion/sunday/the-joy-of-old-age-no-kidding.html?_r=1&]
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:*24 Hours of Happy. [http://24hoursofhappy.com/]. Which reminds me of People in Order [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUHLa1qSy24] but more fun.
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:*Here's a collection of TED talks on happiness.  Could be an new assignment to sample some and report. [http://www.ted.com/topics/happiness]
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::*[http://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html Shawn Achor, The Happy Secret to Better Work]]
  <li><font face="Verdana">The Pusuit of Happyness</font></li>
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::*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=LTO_dZUvbJA Daniel Gilbert on TED]
<li><font face="Verdana">13 Conversations about One Thing - Should almost be required viewing. </font></li>
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:*[http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48G7Y0VWW4=medium Carl Spackler and Buddhism...Heavy Stuff]
<li><font face="Verdana">Amelie - Excellent at capturing the subtlety</font> <font face="Verdana">of a form of state-happiness that is often overlooked. </font></li>
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:*[http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=gXDMoiEkyuQ&vq=medium Louie Schwartzberg TED talk on Gratitude] -from former student.
  <li><font face="Verdana">American Beauty - Good for both cultural critique of forms of American happiness and for state-happiness.</font></li>
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:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-method_variance Note on Shared Method Variance]
<li><font face="Verdana">About Schmidt - Excellent for issues of meaningfulness. </font></li>
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:*[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120820090848.htm Binge Drinking College Students Are Happier Than Their Non-Binge Drinking Peers], Study Suggests.
<li><font face="Verdana">Life is Beautiful - Raises profound questions about how we respond to evil in maintaining happiness. </font></li>
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:*[http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/08/does-wisdom-bring-happiness-or-vice-versa/260949/ Does Wisdom Bring Happiness (or Vice Versa)] ? Robert Wright, The Atlantic.
<li><font face="Verdana">Groundhog Day - Makes a philosophically interesting case for perfectionism and happiness. </font></li>
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:*[http://psych.wfu.edu/attachment_schirillo/images/HarlowsMonkey.jpg Picture1] Harlow's Monkeys [http://kevishere.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/harlow.jpg Picture2]
<li><font face="Verdana">21 grams </font></li>
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:*[http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/these-are-the-top-20-happiest-countries-in-the-world 20 Happiest Countries]
<li><font face="Verdana">Broken Flowers </font></li>
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:*Gratitude video: [http://www.youtube.com/embed/oHv6vTKD6lg]
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:*[http://alfino.org/cfma/courses/419/SummaryGlobalHappiness.htm Summary of Major Global Beliefs about Happiness]
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==Miscellaneous==
<p><font face="Verdana">I'm not sure that these first 8 will work, even though some of them are really good movies:</font></p>
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:*[[Happiness Quotes | Jokes and Quotes]]
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:*[[Happiness Cartoons]]
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:*[[Happiness Core Course Proposal]]
<li><font face="Verdana">I Heart Huckabees - Ok, but a bit more about the fun of thinking about big philosophical issues.</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana">The Waking Life </font></li>
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==Earlier version of class notes==
<li><font face="Verdana">Lost Horizon </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana">The Family Man</font></li>
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Reading Schedule]]
<li><font face="Verdana">City Slickers</font></li>
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Study Questions]]
<li><font face="Verdana">Little Women</font></li>
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Class Notes]]
<li><font face="Verdana">It's a Wonderful Life - a classic with a good message, but let's skip it, ok?
 
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<li><font face="Verdana">Office Space - This is a funny and somewhat insightful movie, but let's not use it for a whole movie reflection paper since it isn't as serious or complex as many others. Combine it, perhaps, or use details from it in other papers. Definitely worth watching for this class </font></li>
 
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==Section Two==
 

Latest revision as of 21:42, 28 November 2017

General Resources

  • Google Forms:
  • Audio From Class
  • To access audio from class, fill in the weblink following this example: alfino.org/audiofromclass/450SEP10.m4a
  • Fill in the month and date and ".m4a"

Resources for Practicum Exercises

All Posts

  • The Well-being Program and London School of Economics. 5 min video [2]
  • International Happiness Day: [[3]]
  • Psychologist Shawn Achor's TED talk on happy work. [4]
  • Mischel on Colbert [5]
  • Pinsker, Joe. "Why So Many Smart People Aren't Happy," The Atlantic, [6]
  • Cederstrom, Carl, "The Dangers of Happiness" [7]
  • McGinty, Jo Craven, WSJ, August 21, 2015, [On Gauging the Pursuit of Happiness]
  • Slomo [8]
  • The Happy Movie [9]
  • Example of Economist Subscription Pricing from Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational, [10]
  • Oliver Sachs, "The Joy of Old Age" [11]
  • 24 Hours of Happy. [12]. Which reminds me of People in Order [13] but more fun.
  • Here's a collection of TED talks on happiness. Could be an new assignment to sample some and report. [14]

Miscellaneous

Earlier version of class notes