Quotes

"Optimists tend to experience less distress during adversity than pessimists,"Kate Hefferon Positive Psychology

High-quality interpersonal relationships provide a source of joy and meaning across the lifespan, and they have been identified as one of the most reliable indicators of happiness, health, longevity, and life satisfaction for all ages.Investing in Valued Relationships Diener & Seligman, 2002; Pillemer & Rothbard, 2018 PERMA-Pak, Positive Psychology Toolkit, PositivePsychology.com

"Knowing the strengths of our significant others, and sharing our strengths with them, can help us avoid some of the frictions and frustrations that can arise from differences in our personalities, and it can help make the relationship itself greater than the sum of its parts."Suzann and James Pawelski Happy Together

"Hopelessness is the root of anxiety, mental illness, and depression. It is the source of all misery and the cause of all addiction."Mark Manson Everything Is F*cked

"One idea is to procure a gratitude partner with whom you can share your blessings list and who prompts and encourages you if you lose motivation or simply forget."Sonya Lyubomirsky The How of Happiness

"One key to happiness, then, is to forestall the adaptation process: We need to take steps to prevent ourselves from taking for granted, once we get them, the things we worked so hard to get."William B. Irvine A Guide to the Good Life

"In the nations of the developed world, most people’s basic needs for sustenance, shelter, and information are met. Accordingly, we have emerged from the Agrarian, Industrial and Information economies to the Purpose Economy, that we might fulfill our higher-order needs: meaning and purpose. Meeting these needs will not only enrich our own lives, but the lives of everyone around the planet."Aaron Hurst The Purpose Economy

“No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you’re keeping the man-child alive.”Julia Cameron It's Never Too Late to Begin Again

"self-regulation is both the ability to control our emotions and the ability to persist through challenging, strenuous tasks."Steven Kotler The Art of Impossible

"Make a note of something you learned through conversing with a colleague, reading an article, or listening during a meeting. In your note, include a brief explanation of why what you learned matters, as well as how this knowledge can be applied."Erin Lawn Your Strengths Blueprint

"If you exercise today, you are more than twice as likely to feel physically attractive tomorrow. Feeling attractive is not just important for our self-confidence. Researchers at Columbia University found that our psychological perceptions of our body image could be as important as objective measures like body mass index (BMI)."Tom Rath Wellbeing

"The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button."Bene Brown

"Transcendence is related to dedication and commitment to something or somebody other than oneself."Ilona Boniwell Positive Psychology in a Nutshell

"Researchers have found that across history, suicide rates tend to rise with unemployment—and it’s easy to understand why: Work is a major source of identity, value, and purpose for people. It gives them something to do with their time, a sense of worth, and an opportunity to contribute to society and to support their families. When people lose their jobs, they are losing not only their livelihood, but a powerful source of meaning."Emily Esfahani-Smith The Power of Meaning

"We need to ask ourselves: what makes life worthwhile? what makes us happy, inside? what do we value most about life?"Mark Anielski The Economics of Happiness

"Not only is happiness an important goal in its own right, but it is also part of our adaptive evolutionary nature – helping us respond to any challenges we face."Nic Marks The Happiness Manifesto

"Realized strengths are the strengths of which you are aware already and use, which in turn enable you to perform at your best."Kate Hefferon Positive Psychology

"finding something meaningful in the bleakest of human conditions allowed Frankl and others to survive."Tom Rath

...couples who make an effort to express fondness and admiration have been shown to experience a ‘build-up’ of positivity over time, leading to a longevity bonus of about 10 years (Fredrickson, 2009).Relationships and longevity Barbara Fredrickson PERMA-Pak, Positive Psychology Toolkit, PositivePsychology.com

“Happiness is best when shared.”Carol Adams Miller Getting Grit

"sense of belonging correlates with a range of positive outcomes, including higher self-esteem, greater life satisfaction, faster recovery from disease, lower levels of stress, less mental illness, and a longer life. Loneliness, social isolation, and the lack of social support place a person at high risk for psychological distress, physical and mental illness, and early mortality."Michelle McQuaid Your Wellbeing Blueprint

"You have to create goals that are worthy of your failure. It is the Mount Everest of your life, and your mission—everything you strive to do from this day forward—is targeted towards making it happen. You will either reach the peak of your dreams, or fail trying."Scott Allan Supercharge Your Best Life

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