Happiness

General Resources

• Happiness Fall 2015 Reading Schedule
• Basic Course Information for Happiness
• Major Happiness Research Questions
• Philosophical Methods
• Rubric for Scoring Exam Question
• Assignment Rubric
• Peerceptive

All Posts

• Slomo [1]
• The Happy Movie [2]
• Example of Economist Subscription Pricing from Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational, [3]
• Oliver Sachs, "The Joy of Old Age" [4]
• 24 Hours of Happy. [5]. Which reminds me of People in Order [6] but more fun.
• Here's a collection of TED talks on happiness. Could be an new assignment to sample some and report. [7]

• 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: [8]
• Summary of Major Global Beliefs about Happiness

Resources for Practicum Exercises

• Meditation Exercises
• Savoring Exercises
• Gratitude Exercises

Miscellaneous

• Jokes and Quotes
• Happiness Cartoons
• Study Questions
• Class Notes