02/12/13 - Tuesday's looks at what should make us happy鈥攂ut doesn鈥檛鈥攁nd what 蝉丑辞耻濒诲苍鈥檛 make us happy鈥攂ut does. We鈥檒l speak with the author of , Sonja Lyubomirsky. She says we give too much weight to initial emotional responses to events鈥攂oth good and bad. No matter the uplift or downturn, humans usually return to their initial happiness level. Losing a job . . . or winning the lottery . . . has little effect on long-term outlooks. Links:
The Myths of Happiness
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http://themythsofhappiness.org
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http://sonjalyubomirsky.com/
