The Happiness Advantage
According the lesson from Roger Banister, what is most important, when facing challenging odds?
What is your mindset, your belief, your focus, and consistency
According to John Milton, “The mind is its own place and can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
What shapes the way we experience reality?
What is Our perception of reality shapes our experience.
This “reward” chemical is released when we achieve goals, feel proud, or make progress.
What is Dopamine?
How many diverse and positive/respectful (High Quality Connections) relationships is it recommended we create (according to the happiness myths)
What is...12
What are 3 positive side-effects on the brain, when we are in a positive state of being?
What is It becomes more productive, creative, improved memory, faster thinking, more optimistic & motivated, more grateful, more mindfully present, and more resilient.
What does Shawn Achor mean by “Escaping the Cult of the Average”?
What is Stop focusing on the average—study what makes people excel, and learn from them.
This hormone acts as a natural painkiller and is released during laughter, exercise, or meditation.
What are Endorphins?
If I start comparing myself (my strengths, skills, success) with others, what area of PERMA-V, will help me re-engage with my true gifts/abilities?
What is Engagement
What is the “Undoing Effect”?
What is Recognizing a downward spiral, then intentially using Positive emotions to help reverse the physiological and emotional effects of negative emotions.
In “Going Hungry at Harvard,” when are our brains wired to perform at their best?
What is When they’re in a positive state; when we're happy
This “grounding” chemical creates calm and contentment, and is boosted through yoga or a warm bath.
What is Serotonin?
Negative emotions help us do what three things?
What is...help us cope, help us appreciate, and help motivate or drive us.
According to Barbara Fredrickson’s “Broaden and Build Theory,” what do positive emotions help us do?
What is Expand, or open our perspective, allowing us to see new opportunities, and build lasting resources like resilience and relationships.
What does Achor call people “above the curve” whose habits we should study and model?
What is Positive Outliers.
If I have just made a horrible mistake, and begin to feel as though I need to seek advice on what to do, which hormone would be responsible for this?
What is Oxytocin?
There is a difference between being single and being lonely. Being single is...
What is an Opportunity (to improve ourselves and explore our passions or interests)
How does raising our baseline happiness level impact long-term well-being?
What is We experience higher highs and lower lows—overall greater stability and optimism over time.
Explain how “The Red Cape” vs. “The Green Cape” mindset affects problem solving.
What is Red Cape = focusing on problems; the bad Green Cape = focusing on solutions and progress; the good.
Name one way you can intentionally release each hormone.
What is Exercise (endorphins), celebrate progress (dopamine), meditate (serotonin), hug a friend (oxytocin).
At what point (according to the most recent studies) does money no longer add additional value to our happiness?
What is $75k