And then I had a mini epiphany half way through my sophomore year.
I was playing fast squash at that time.
And I would ask, as nonchalantly as I could of course as if,
the teacher is very outgoing, extremely charismatic,
Very often, over-promising and under-delivering.
We have a lot of rigor, a lot of substance.
So, you know, I say half in jest, but it is actually really sad.
The explicit mandate of positive psychology as well as of this class is to create a bridge between the ivory tower and the mainstreet.
This is just for your edification.
And Lila is an anthropological study of native Americans.
Whereas he points out that in our culture, we feel very uncomfortable with the absense of words, with the absense of sound or noise. We have to fill up all the gaps.
we are much more than just a billiard board being knocked around.
There are biological instincts, neurosis,
it wasn't as rigorous about its epistemology,
his own, neologism,Salutogenesis
to the conventional with the model of pathologies.
and as his mandate during his presidency,he had two aims.
they would not just study,depression, anxiety, schizophrenia or neurosis,
this class is not just about information.It is also explicitly about transformation.
You see, most of the education today is about information,
Transformation is about taking this form and changing it.
Happiness is much more contingent on out state of mind than on out status or the state of out bank account.
Now obviously, you know, easier said than done.
it's about chipping away the access stone
Lao Tzu, "In pursuit of knowledge every day something is acquired.In pursuit of wisdom, every day something is dropped."
为学日益，为道日损。 学->Information 道->Transformation
What I hope will happen is for you to come and say,rather than "Thank you for teaching me something new."You would say,"Thank you for reminding me of something that I've already known."
the ghost, the hobo...
Two and two things alone mattered in terms of determining who will be the extraordinarily successful and the rest.The first thing was the extraordinarily successful groups really believed in themselves. And the second thing that he found, was this group,they were always asking questions, They were life-long learners.
how do I determine whether or not I'm happy?
Happiness resides on a continuum. Happiness is a life-long pursuit.
Not narcissism of course.
In that way, it is eclectic.
display less egregious behavior,
And turn to the syllabus, it's going to be online.
the class is for anyone who's interested in positive psychology and anyone who wants to be happier.
Not everything will resonate with you.
What I'm arguing, what I'm gonna argue for is the shift of the pendulum.
positive psychologists started to ask what makes some individuals succeed despite unfavorable circumstances.
not optimistic in the detached pollyannish sense.
when we help other, we are helping ourselves.When we help ourselves, we help others.
What's with the geisha hand?
at the dermatologist's, and it looks kinda funky,
So how long have you had the herpes?
HH3:
most men lead lives of quiet desperation.
people are comfortably numb.
focus more on the strength
how do we live our lives? Running away from painful experience or actively seeking pleasure? running away from unhappiness
what do you want to pursue
more excitement,more enjoyment, more passion
the strength to admit weakness.
questions create reality.
the questions we ask very often determine the quest that we will pursue, the path that we will take, the life that we will lead,
Marva Collins
