1. The Pursuit of Happiness
Emotion
The Pursuit of Happiness

2. Motivation & Emotion Emotion from Motivation (liking) Goal-Congruent
Positive
Emotion
Goal-Congruent
Event
Negative
Emotion
Goal-Incongruent

3. Motivation & Emotion Emotion as Motivation (wanting) Event
Negative
Emotion
Event
Goal-Incongruent
I gossip about a friend.
I want to be a good friend.
guilt

4. What makes us happy?

5. Happiness & Money

7. Money & Happiness
Money improves happiness for those moving out of poverty, but beyond this money has little effect (a “declining marginal utility”)

8. Money & Happiness
Money reduces the pleasure in “the small things”

9. Marriage & Family & Happiness
Marriage typically improves happiness
Childless couples and parents are equally happy
Children take a toll on marital satisfaction

10. Social Needs
Those satisfied w/their relationships report above levels of happiness
Friends (quality social relationships) are a necessary (not sufficient) component for very happy people

11. Maybe (S)He’s born with it?
Extraversion
Conscientious
Agreeableness
Happiness

12. Hedonic Treadmill (a.k.a., Set-Point)
Proposes that people stay at and/or return to their level of happiness (i.e., their personal “set-point”) despite the situation

13. The Pursuit of Happiness
Hedonism (pleasure)
Maximizing pleasure/pain ratio
Eudemonia (meaning)
Being true to one’s self
(self-actualization)
Engagement (flow)
A state of flow (time passes quickly and attention is focused on invigorating task)

14. THE END