From the course: Driving Workplace Happiness
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What causes us to be happy
- What causes happiness? Is it that big promotion? A new car? Buying your dream home? We do seem to think that intense events are what drive us to be happy. If only I could get that raise so I could go on that vacation I've always wanted, right? But it turns out the frequency of positive experiences is a much better predictor of happiness than intensity of positive experiences. In other words, how good your experiences are doesn't matter as much as how many good experiences you have. Why is that? Well, being happy is like losing weight. There isn't a magic pill. Instead you have to eat well and exercise regularly. There's no magic pill for happiness either. Instead, you have to have happy experiences regularly. You don't have to win a trip to the moon. You just have to have a positive day, day after day. Also, big events are often disappointing. In fact, they can actually have a negative effect on our happiness. That's because we put so much on those big events, when we finally have…
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