Happiness

General Resources

• Happiness Fall 2016 Reading Schedule
• Happiness Fall 2016 Study Questions
• Happiness Fall 2016 Class Notes
• Basic Course Information for Happiness
• Happiness Course Bibliography
• Major Happiness Research Questions
• Philosophical Methods
• Assignment Rubric
• The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits

• Google Forms:

• Roster Information
• Tell Me
• Anonymous Preference Voting
• Small Group Discussion Report
• Short Objective Quiz
• Short Critical Response
• Report Your Practicum

• 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

• Meditation Exercises
• Savoring Exercises
• Gratitude Exercises

All Posts

• Pinsker, Joe. "Why So Many Smart People Aren't Happy," The Atlantic, [1]
• Cederstrom, Carl, "The Dangers of Happiness" [2]
• McGinty, Jo Craven, WSJ, August 21, 2015, [On Gauging the Pursuit of Happiness]
• Slomo [3]
• The Happy Movie [4]
• Example of Economist Subscription Pricing from Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational, [5]
• Oliver Sachs, "The Joy of Old Age" [6]
• 24 Hours of Happy. [7]. Which reminds me of People in Order [8] but more fun.
• Here's a collection of TED talks on happiness. Could be an new assignment to sample some and report. [9]

• Shawn Achor, The Happy Secret to Better Work]
• Daniel Gilbert on TED

• Carl Spackler and Buddhism...Heavy Stuff
• Louie Schwartzberg TED talk on Gratitude -from former student.
• Note on Shared Method Variance
• Binge Drinking College Students Are Happier Than Their Non-Binge Drinking Peers, Study Suggests.
• Does Wisdom Bring Happiness (or Vice Versa) ? Robert Wright, The Atlantic.
• Picture1 Harlow's Monkeys Picture2
• 20 Happiest Countries
• Gratitude video: [10]
• Summary of Major Global Beliefs about Happiness

Miscellaneous

• Jokes and Quotes
• Happiness Cartoons
• Happiness Core Course Proposal

Earlier version of class notes

• Happiness Fall 2015 Class Notes