September 01st, 2019

So this book is divided into 3 parts & I will post thoughts & questions under these categories for easier reference while you're reading! I would welcome your thoughts & how you have processed the book now. :)
Cheers! And HAPPY reading. ;) 

Part I: Positive Emotion
(taking all the quizzes outlined here has been very insightful for me; the overall happiness, forgiveness scale & glass half full vs. half empty ) & the sastisfaction with life scale (which I've adapted for my happiness research & created a questionnaire on Google docs.)
Part II: Strength & Virtue 
(the point in taking these quick quizzes on your character is so you can build "the good life around polishing and deploying your strengths, then using them to buffer against your weaknesses & the trials that weaknesses bring."
Part III: In the Mansions of Life 
"....a calling must engage your signature strengths. Your job is transformed from a burdensome means into a gratification."
"having flow-- feeling completely at home within yourself when you work."

A quote from the Preface: 
"The pursuit of happiness is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence as a right of all Americans, as well as on the self-improvement shelves of every American bookstore. Yet the scientific evidence makes it seem unlikely that you can change your level of happiness in any sustainable way.  It suggests that we have a fixed range for happiness, just as we do for weight. New research, though, demonstrates that {happiness} can be lastingly increased."


**Also a fun thing to try at the beginning of reading Authentic Happiness is the Fordyce Emotions Questionnaire. It is found within the text, or you can take it online at: 
https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/  

• ~A special note: I would like to continue reading Authentic Happiness through October since I have been reading my friend Ashley's Born to Shine book in preparation for its launch next month (Oct.)~