Happiness

General Resources

• Basic Course Information for Happiness
• Instructions for Registering your Clicker
• Reading List
• In-class Notes 1 - Sept - Oct
• In-class Notes 2 - Nov - Dec
• Study Questions
• Student Practice Page
• Major Happiness Research Questions
• Philosophical Methods
• Rubric for Scoring Exam Question
• Practice Question Exercise

All Posts

Let's post sites and information here that relates to our topic or readings. -Alfino

• Here's a collection of TED talks on happiness. Could be an new assignment to sample some and report. [1]

• Carl Spackler and Buddhism...Heavy Stuff

• Louie Schwartzberg TED talk on Gratitude -from former student.

• Shawn Achor, The Happy Secret to Better Work]

• 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

Resources for Practicum Exercises

• Meditation Exercises
• Savoring Exercises
• Gratitude Exercises

Misc Media

• Gratitude video: [2]
• Summary of Major Global Beliefs about Happiness
• Daniel Gilbert on TED
• Jokes and Quotes
• Happiness Cartoons
• Happiness Music
• The Movie List for Happiness
• Happiness Class Dates