Why we gathered here today
This particular life goal may be very important for a lot of people, but more recent study suggests it's not 100% needed for wealth, security, or even happiness.
What is Marriage?
If someone can handle uncertainty, respect other positions, be selfless, and still stay humble, then they have what we would call this.
What is Wisdom?
This parent is frequently the "bottom-line" caregiver; responsible for doctor's visits and other emergency arrangements.
What is Mother?
This term describes working for various different tasks, or even companies, on a constantly changing schedule. Wonder when that burger will get here...
What is Gig Work?
One of the most common resolutions may lead to you not just running farther, but thinking better later into your life as well. I suppose I need to get those new running shoes...
What is Aerobic Exercise (or just Exercise)?
The process that goes by this name involves having a romantic partner picked for you, and is still common in certain countries.
What is an Arranged Marriage?
If someone does not have kids, they are likely to be just as happy as someone else who does. Provided their childless-state was something where they had one of these.
What is a choice?
Some is experiencing one of these if they are able to use a tragedy as a spring-board of motivation to improve themselves or their lives.
What is a Redemption Sequence?
If someone stays in their job for decades, perhaps even working only at one company from the moment the graduate from school till the day they retire, they have one of these rare job experiences.
What is the Traditional Stable Career?
Promising that they will lose their temper less is a goal focused on this skill. Which may also make them more likely to be a present, involved Father.
What is Emotional Regulation?
This is the biggest reason that comparing married couples to unmarried people is still a complicated way to see what the benefits of marriage are, is due to this aspect of the marriage process. Assuming there are no shotguns involved.
What is being voluntary?
If I am discussing someone who does a great job at combining things they already knew to get solutions, they have a lot of this.
What is Crystalized Intelligence?
While the "crisis" version of this makes for compelling TV, the definition of this particular life stage beginning is both blurrier, and less theatrical. So no, you don't have an excuse to buy that over-priced car.
What is Middle Age?
If someone is being given a lot of extra tasks that go beyond their written job description, they are likely suffering from this
What is Role Overload?
Resolving to see things from a brighter perspective may mean someone is trying to have more of this pink-glasses-making quality, which can make people happier in a few areas of life.
What is Optimism?
Doing this to your partner by emphasizing their good points is quite healthy in small doses, but when taken too far, may lead to impossible-to-meet standards.
What is idealizing?
If someone is especially talented at making entirely new songs, but not as good with remixing, they are likely high on this kind of creative thinking.
What is Fluid Creativity?
While we often blame the stopping of a period for symptoms like hot flashes occurring, we actually need to blame this build-up step that comes first.
What is Perimenopause?
This group of people is not only paid less on average, but may even be punished at work fro trying to care for or start a family.
Who are Women?
If someone's resolution is to volunteer at the local youth center, then they are engaging in more of this is the scientific term for "giving back" to other people; especially younger generations.
What is Generativity?
Engaging in horizon broadening activities with a partner, not just pleasant together-time, can help keep this element of a relationship triangle strong.
What is passion?
Having a lot of this particular trait is especially predictive of life success and happiness.
What is Conscientiousness?
This study simultaneously made cognitive aging look worse and better. Too bad it didn't just stick with the longitudinal part...
What is the Seattle Longitudinal Study
This term describes not just how someone may feel about themselves, but may lead to them being more persistent in looking for a good job.
What is Self-Esteem?
If someone thinks not just that they feel nice, but that they have purpose and meaning, they have met their resolution around having more of this.
What is Eudaimonic Happiness?