THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS AND LIFE FULFLLMENT POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

WHY? A VERY SHORT HISTORY BUT A VERY LONG PAST

WHY IS IT MORE COMPLEX THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT? PLEASURE AND HAPPINESS OF INTEREST TO PP

DOES PP AVOID STUDYING SUFFERING? PP IS A BALANCED APPROACH

HOW IS IT THAT STUPIDITY IS SOMETIMES LINKED TO HAPPINESS? STEREOTYPES ABOUT HAPPINESS

MIGHT THERE BE DIFFERENT PRACTICES AROUND THE GLOBE TO CONTRIBUTE TO HAPPINESS? PP IS INTERESTED IN CULTURE

IS PP ONLY ABOUT HAVING POSITIVE FEELINGS? FEELINGS

SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCES, INDIVIDUAL TRAITS AND POSITIVE INSTIUTIONS 3 PILLARS OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

HOW CAN HUMANS ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER’S STRENGTHS? STRENGTHS & TALENTS

HOW MIGHT THESE PRACTICES AFFECT A PERSON’S LIFE? GRATITUDE & FORGIVENESS

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE HELP OTHERS? FUN VERSUS PHILANTHROPHY

HOW CAN PRACTICING LOVING PRESENCE BE A VALUABLE GIFT? GIFT OF TIME

WRITE YOUR OWN LEGACY DO THREE GOOD THINGS PRACTICE GRATITUDE WRITE A FORGIVENESS LETTER EVALUATE YOUR DAY DO A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS PP PRACTICES IN FIRST TWO CHAPTERS