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=Main Wiki Page for Alfino's Happiness Course=
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This page has a variety of links related to the Happiness Class, taught by Dr. Mark Alfino at Gonzaga University.  [http://alfino.org Click here] for the course web page.
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==General Resources==
  
<h1>The Movie List</h1>
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2017 Reading Schedule]]
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2017 Class Notes]]
<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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:*Happiness Fall 2017 Class Audio [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4vLxmCHbVl7aGgwNWRzSmdFUlk]
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2017 Argyle Update Project]]
<p><font face="Verdana">The first nine are solid.&#160; Add your own suggestions and we'll talk: </font></p>
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:*[[Gilbert, Stumbling onto Happiness -- All notes]]
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<ol>
 
  <li><font face="Verdana">The Pusuit of Happyness</font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">13 Conversations about One Thing - Should almost be required viewing. </font></li>
 
<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>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">American Beauty - Good for both cultural critique of forms of American happiness and for state-happiness.</font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">About Schmidt - Excellent for issues of meaningfulness. </font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">Life is Beautiful - Raises profound questions about how we respond to evil in maintaining happiness. </font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">Groundhog Day - Makes a philosophically interesting case for perfectionism and happiness. </font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">21 grams </font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">Broken Flowers </font></li>
 
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<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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<li><font face="Verdana">I Heart Huckabees - Ok, but a bit more about the fun of thinking about big philosophical issues.</font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">The Waking Life </font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">Lost Horizon </font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">The Family Man</font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">City Slickers</font></li>
 
<li><font face="Verdana">Little Women</font></li>
 
<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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==Mindfulness Meditation Exercise==
 
  
Click [http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/alfino/cfma/courses/419/mindfulnessexercise.cfm here] for the course webpage on the Mindfulness Exercises.
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:*[[Basic Course Information for Happiness]]
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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]]
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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]
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/w1lMW5qbsa Tell Me]
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/n3fi7dEDpP Anonymous Preference Voting]
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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]
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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 
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::*Fill in the month and date and ".m4a"
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==Resources for Practicum Exercises==
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:* [[Meditation Exercises]]
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:* [[Savoring Exercises]]
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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]
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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]
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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/]
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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]]
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:*Slomo [http://vimeo.com/59749737]
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:*The Happy Movie [http://www.thehappymovie.com/film/]
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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]]
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::*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=LTO_dZUvbJA Daniel Gilbert on TED]
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:*[http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48G7Y0VWW4=medium Carl Spackler and Buddhism...Heavy Stuff]
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:*[http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=gXDMoiEkyuQ&vq=medium Louie Schwartzberg TED talk on Gratitude] -from former student.
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:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-method_variance Note on Shared Method Variance]
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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.
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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.
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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]
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:*[http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/these-are-the-top-20-happiest-countries-in-the-world 20 Happiest Countries]
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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==
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:*[[Happiness Quotes | Jokes and Quotes]]
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:*[[Happiness Cartoons]]
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:*[[Happiness Core Course Proposal]]
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==Earlier version of class notes==
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Reading Schedule]]
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Study Questions]]
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Class Notes]]

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