The Happiness Formula
(H=S+C+V)
The "Happiness Formula" is one
of the most important ideas in
positive psychology. Three
psychologists (Lyubomirsky,
Sheldon, and Schkade), composed
a formula that calculated one's
happiness based upon three
different variables: biological
set point(S), the conditions of one's
life(C), and voluntary activities(V).
H: level of happiness that one actually experiences
S: biological set point
C: conditions of one's life
V: voluntary activities
When dealing with "C", the conditions of one's life, we must realize that there are external conditions that we have no control of. Things like race, age, gender, and socioeconomic status are conditions that humans have no control over. This goes hand-in-hand with the card game analogy that we discussed in class. We can not control how old we are or what our ethnicity is, but we must choose how we handle these conditions.
That's very true Dylan that there are certain conditions that we have no control over such as noise, shame, lack of control, and commuting in traffic. It was good that tied in the card game analogy and how it tied back into the "C" the external conditions of life.
ReplyDeleteThat's very true Dylan that there are certain conditions that we have no control over such as noise, shame, lack of control, and commuting in traffic. It was good that you tied in the card game analogy and how it tied back into the "C" the external conditions of life.
ReplyDeleteAlso, in addition to the card analogy. It relates to "C" because we can't control what cards we are dealt, just like with noise, shame, and lack of control, but we are able to decide how we choose to play those cards, just like how we can decide where we live to avoid "noise". Even though we can't control all factors of our lives, I still believe we can do things to prevent those uncontrollable factors. We can't necessarily eliminate them all or completely, but we can take actions to decrease or suppress them.
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