1. What is happiness? What is the highest of all goals achievable by actions?...both the general run of man and people of superior refinement say it is happiness…but with regard to what happiness is, they differ. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book 1, Chapter 4

2. Happiness is…

3. Four roads to feeling good Having fun Friends and Family Positive self-talk Being healthy

4. Happiness is… Flourishing Setting goals and having a positive direction Making a difference to others

5. You’ll be more creative You’ll persist for longer at a task You’ll think in a more optimistic way get ill (and bounce back from illness more quickly) You’ll be more sociable and helpful with your friends and be trusted more You’ll think about yourself less and feel less angry towards You’ll live longer! (up to 10 years…) Benefits of happiness

6. The Nuns ’ Study