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Three New Finds on Happiness in 2020
Carefully picked out for you from The Journal of Positive Psychology
What makes life worth living?
What leads us to happiness, fulfillment, and flourishing?
The ultimate source of happiness is within us.
— Dalai Lama
By focusing on our strengths instead of weaknesses, we build a good life.
This is the core belief of positive psychology, which concentrates on positive experiences, states, and traits. Frequent topics in positive psychology studies are happiness, love, joy, compassion, gratitude, inspiration, and resilience.
The three takeaways below are highlights on happiness from The Journal of Positive Psychology — Volume 15, 2020.
Happiness, love, and compassion as antidotes for anxiety (1)
by Amy P. Demorest (Amherst College, MA, USA)
Anxiety and anger are significantly reduced by positive emotions.
Of happiness, love, and compassion, the latter has the lowest effect.
Why? Happiness and love are built on the positive consideration of the other, with consequences such as smiling and hugging, while compassion is the result of…
