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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==
  
==Study Questions==
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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]]
  
[[Study Questions for Happiness]]
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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]
  
==The Movie List==
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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"
  
<p>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. Feel free to add your thoughts on these movies or suggest others.</p>
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==Resources for Practicum Exercises==
  
<p>The first nine are solid.&#160; Add your own suggestions and we'll talk: </p>
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:* [[Meditation Exercises]]
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:* [[Savoring Exercises]]
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:* [[Gratitude Exercises]]
  
#The Pusuit of Happyness
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==All Posts==
#13 Conversations about One Thing - Should almost be required viewing.
 
#Amelie - Excellent at capturing the subtlety</font> <font face="Verdana">of a form of state-happiness that is often overlooked.
 
#American Beauty - Good for both cultural critique of forms of American happiness and for state-happiness.
 
#About Schmidt - Excellent for issues of meaningfulness.
 
#Life is Beautiful - Raises profound questions about how we respond to evil in maintaining happiness.
 
#Groundhog Day - Makes a philosophically interesting case for perfectionism and happiness.
 
#21 grams
 
#Broken Flowers
 
  
<p>I'm not sure that next ones will work, even though some of them are really good movies:</p>
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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]
  
#I Heart Huckabees - Ok, but a bit more about the fun of thinking about big philosophical issues.
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==Miscellaneous==
#The Waking Life
 
#Lost Horizon
 
#The Family Man
 
#City Slickers
 
#It's a Wonderful Life - a classic with a good message, but let's skip it, ok?
 
#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
 
  
==Mindfulness Meditation Exercise==
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:*[[Happiness Quotes | Jokes and Quotes]]
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:*[[Happiness Cartoons]]
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:*[[Happiness Core Course Proposal]]
  
[Image:MeditationBuchman.jpg]
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==Earlier version of class notes==
  
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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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Reading Schedule]]
 
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Study Questions]]
==Savoring==
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:*[[Happiness Fall 2016 Class Notes]]
[[Image:Bluberries2.jpg]]
 
 
 
I'll be working on this topic for the "savoring exercise" I'd like to write.  If anyone wants to follow some of the research, feel free.  From the first search, I've settled on the following book by Savoring research pioneers Fred Bryant & Joseph Veroff.  Here's the bibliography record from the database:
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Savoring: A new model of positive experience.
 
Author(s): Bryant, Fred B., Loyola University, Chicago, IL, US
 
 
 
 
Veroff, Joseph, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US
 
Source: Mahwah, NJ, US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2007. xv, 278 pp.
 
ISBN: 0-8058-5119-4 (hardcover)
 
 
 
 
0-80585120-8 (paperback)
 
Language: English
 
Keywords: savoring; positive experience; life; positive psychology; emotion; motivation
 
Abstract: (from the cover) This book is about savoring life--the capacity to attend to the joys, pleasures, and other positive feelings that we experience in our lives. The authors enhance our understanding of what savoring is and the conditions under which it occurs. Sarvoring provides a new theoretical model for conceptualizing and understanding the psychology of enjoyment and the processes through which people manage positive emotions. The authors review their quantitative research on savoring, as well as the research of others, and provide measurement instruments with scoring instructions for assessing and studying savoring. Authors Bryant and Veroff outline the necessary preconditions that must exist for savoring to occur and distinguish savoring from related concepts such as coping, pleasure, positive affect, emotional intelligence, flow, and meditation. The book's lifespan perspective includes a conceptual analysis of the role of time in savoring. Savoring is also considered in relation to human concerns, such as love, friendship, physical and mental health, creativity, and spirituality. Strategies and hands-on exercises that people can use to enhance savoring in their lives are provided, along with a review of factors that enhance savoring. Savoring is intended for researchers, students, and practitioners interested in positive psychology from the fields of social, clinical, health, and personality psychology and related disciplines. The book may serve as a supplemental text in courses on positive psychology, emotion and motivation, and other related topics. The chapters on enhancing savoring will be especially attractive to clinicians and counselors interested in intervention strategies for positive psychological adjustment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
 
Subjects: *Life Experiences; *Pleasure; *Positive Psychology; *Positivism; *Well Being; Emotions; Motivation
 
Classification: Personality Psychology (3100)
 
Population: Human (10)
 
Intended Audience: Psychology: Professional & Research (PS)
 
Publication Type: Book, Authored Book; Print
 
Release Date: 20061226
 
Accession Number: 2006-11872-000
 
Number of Citations in Source: 466
 
 
Persistent link to this record: http://proxy.foley.gonzaga.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2006-11872-000&site=ehost-live
 
 
 
 
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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